1
a
: an open pie containing any of various sweet or savory fillings
b
: custard baked with a caramel glaze
2
: the metal disk of a coin, token, or medal as distinguished from the design and lettering stamped on it

Examples of flan in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Classic Puerto Rican dishes like mofongo shine, while fresh favorites like fish tacos and coconut flan are menu highlights. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2024 Save room for crema Catalana and coffee flan desserts. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024 For dessert, decide between flan or a bread pudding made with crispy bacon. Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2024 Their heritage is reflected in their baked goods, like the deep purple ube cupcake with leche frosting and a mini flan on top, calamansi bars and itsumi yuzu cupcake. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024 Advertisement The crowd cheers as Christian Pino, a 30-year-old medical resident who was born in Cuba and moved to L.A. just six months ago from Philadelphia, perfectly flips a flan out of a pot and onto a plate. Jeong Park, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023 The meal finished off with a citrus flan with vanilla bean. Liz Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2023 Beyond cake, my go-to dessert for company is now rose water and mezcal flan. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2023 Healthiest Cooking Oils to Lower Cholesterol Swaps for Sugar and Sweeteners There’s nothing like treating yourself to a creamy spoonful of flan de queso or a decadent cake topped or filled with dulce de leche. Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 21 Sep. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

French, from Old French flaon, from Late Latin fladon-, flado flat cake, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German flado flat cake

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of flan was in 1846

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Cite this Entry

“Flan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flan. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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