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flan lfan faln afln lafn alfn flna lfna fnla nfla lnfa nlfa fanl afnl fnal nfal anfl nafl lanf alnf lnaf nlaf anlf nalf

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Definitions and meaning of flan

flan

Etymology 1

Borrowed around 1846 from French flan (“cheesecake, custard tart, flan”), or in some uses (in reference to Spanish/Latin American flans) later from Spanish flan (itself from the French), both from Old French flaon (whence also Middle English flaon, flaun (“pie; cake”)), from Late Latin fladō (“flat cake”), from Frankish *flaþō (“flat cake”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“broad, flat”); compare German Fladen. Akin to Old High German flado (“flat cake, offering cake”). Doublet of flathe.

Although the -n is generally believed to derive from the Late Latin accusative form (fladonem) of fladō (“flat cake”), it might alternatively derive from an inflected form of the Frankish word (such as the Frankish accusative *flaþan, or the like). For a similar case, see garden.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /flæn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /flɑn/
• Rhymes: -æn, -ɑːn

Noun

flan (plural flans)

1. (chiefly UK, Australia) Baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case. (Compare quiche.)
2. (chiefly US, Belize) A dessert of congealed custard, often topped with caramel, especially popular in Spanish-speaking countries.

   Synonym: crème caramel

3. (numismatics) A coin die. (Compare planchet.)

Usage notes

• In the UK and Australia, flan usually refers to a baked tart (sense 1), and would only refer to a custard dessert (sense 2) rarely and in the context of the cuisine of Latin American or Mediterranean countries which use the word in that way. In the US, flan usually refers to the (Latin American-derived) custard dessert (sense 2), though uses of sense 1 can also be found.

Related terms

• flathe
• flathon
• flawn
• leche flan

Translations

See also

• custard

Etymology 2

Verb

flan (third-person singular simple present flans, present participle flanning, simple past and past participle flanned)

1. (architecture) To splay or bevel internally, as a window-pane.

Derived terms

• flanning

Etymology 3

English, from a slip of the tongue by actor Nathan Fillion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flæn/
• Rhymes: -æn

Noun

flan (plural flans)

1. (informal, fandom slang) A fan of the U.S. TV series Firefly.

   Synonym: Browncoat

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:flan.

References

• Nathan Fillion interview at an In Good Company premiere, 28 December 2004 (IESB.net video) (Wikiquote transcription)

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French flaon, from Late Latin fladō (“flat cake”), from Frankish *flaþō (“flat cake”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂t- (“broad, flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“to spread out, be broad, be flat”). Akin to Old High German flado (“flat cake, offering cake”) (German Fladen), Dutch vla (“baked custard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flɑ̃/
• (Quebec) IPA^(key): /flã/

Noun

flan m (plural flans)

1. baked custard tart
2. coin die
3. planchet (coin blank)

Descendants

• → Catalan: flam
• → English: flan

Further reading

• “flan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Icelandic

Noun

flan n (genitive singular flans, no plural)

1. rash action

Declension

Further reading

• “flan” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Indonesian

Etymology

From English flan, from French flan (“cheesecake, custard tart, flan”), or in some uses (in reference to Spanish/Latin American flans) later from Spanish flan (itself from the French), both from Old French flaon (whence also Middle English flaon, flaun (“pie; cake”)), from Late Latin fladonem, accusative of fladō (“flat cake”), from Frankish *flaþō (“flat cake”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂t- (“broad, flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“to spread out, be broad, be flat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflan/
• Hyphenation: flan

Noun

flan (first-person possessive flanku, second-person possessive flanmu, third-person possessive flannya)

1. (cooking) flan: baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case.

Further reading

• “flan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Middle English

Noun

flan

1. Alternative form of flon

Old English

Alternative forms

• flā

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *flainaz (“hook, spear with a tip”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleyn- (“metal arrow, hook, spear-head”). Akin to Old Norse fleinn (“hook, barbed weapon, javelin, arrow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flɑːn/

Noun

flān m or f

1. arrow

Declension

(when masculine)

(when feminine)

Descendants

• Middle English: flon, ffloon, flan, flone
  • English: flone
  • Scots: flane, flain

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French flan.

Noun

flan n (plural flanuri)

1. baked custard tart

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French flan, from Old French flaon, from Late Latin fladō (“flat cake”), from Frankish *flaþō (“flat cake”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂t- (“broad, flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“to spread out, be broad, be flat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflan/ [ˈflãn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: flan

Noun

flan m (plural flanes)

1. flan, sweet pudding

Derived terms

Further reading

• “flan”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014