Main Entry: cus·tard

Pronunciation: \ˈkəs-tərd\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, a kind of pie, alteration of crustarde, crustade, probably from Anglo-French *crustade, from cruste crust, from Latin crusta — more at crust

Date: circa 1706

: a pudding-like usually sweetened mixture made with eggs and milk

— cus·tardy \-tər-dē\ adjective