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

Try the chocolate-chip and oatmeal cookies; coconut flan; vanilla and chocolate Bavarian; tiramisu éclair; blueberry pie; cheese, and fresh fruits. —Debbi Kickham, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025

For Latin Restaurant Weeks, Tacotlan is offering a $25 special that includes a large drink, three taco dinner (choice of asada, chicken, al pastor, or beef or chicken quesabirrias) and a choice of flan, churro tres leches or duvalin for dessert. —Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025

One thing not to miss for sure, though, is his flan, made with his mother’s recipe. —Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025

Gladys Medina’s tres leche cake or flan are always available, along with other baked treats. —Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 24 July 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