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