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Pronunciation / Transliteration: dàn nǎi dòng
"这个甜点上面有一层香浓的蛋奶冻。"
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A dessert or sweet sauce made with milk, eggs, and sugar.
"She poured warm vanilla custard over the apple pie."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'croustade', meaning a tart with a crust, which stems from the Late Latin 'crustata'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a pastry filled with fruit and meat to the creamy, egg-thickened dairy dessert known today.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Custard" is said worldwide
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crème anglaise
Transliteration: crème anglaise
"J'adore la crème anglaise avec le gâteau au chocolat."
Vanillesoße
Transliteration: Vanillesoße
"Der Apfelstrudel schmeckt besonders gut mit warmer Vanillesoße."
crema pasticcera
Transliteration: crema pasticcera
"La torta di compleanno è ripiena di crema pasticcera."
crema catalana
Transliteration: crema catalana
"De postre pedimos crema catalana con una capa crujiente de azúcar."
creme de ovos
Transliteration: creme de ovos
"O doce tradicional leva um delicioso creme de ovos."
कस्टर्ड
Transliteration: kastard
"बच्चों को फल वाला कस्टर्ड बहुत पसंद है।"
蛋奶冻
Transliteration: dàn nǎi dòng
"这个甜点上面有一层香浓的蛋奶冻。"
커스터드
Transliteration: keoseoteodeu
"이 빵 안에는 달콤한 커스터드가 들어 있어요."
カスタード
Transliteration: kasutādo
"このシュークリームにはカスタードがたっぷり入っています。"
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