flan

noun

ˈflän  ˈflan 

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

With the official grand opening in late October, the on-site eatery and cocktail bar Lady Duff’s Lounge will debut a new cocktail menu and table service with a small menu of items such as steak with chimichurri fries, oyster ceviche, and Mexican flan with mint-berry syrup. —Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025

And to indulge in your sweet tooth, try out the Crying Tiger dessert, complete with wild thai banana and foster sauce, or a bánh flan cheesecake with vanilla bean and palm sugar caramel. —Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025

The flan, which comes with a little circus of fruits and creams and cookies, is fine. —Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025

Sacramento County health inspectors gave the Sacramento grocery store a yellow placard after milk, flan and eggs measured outside of proper holding temperatures. —Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025

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

Rhymes for flan

• an
• ban
• bran
• can
• cann
• clan
• duan
• fan
• gran
• jann
• klan
• lan