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Topic: COOKING

Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: Latin flado 'flat cake'

flan

 noun
     
flan [countable] especially British English
1DFC a round pie or cake that is filled with fruit, cheese etc
2 American EnglishDFC a sweet baked food made with eggs, milk, and sugar [↪ pie, quiche]
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