1. a sweet custard dessert with a layer of caramelized sugar
2. an open pastry case with a sweet or savory filling
Usage: British

Examples

• The restaurant’s flan was perfectly smooth and creamy.
• She drizzled caramel sauce over the homemade flan.
• The bakery sells both sweet and savory flans.
• He ordered a slice of strawberry flan for dessert.
• The flan wobbled slightly when she carried it to the table.
• They served individual flans at the dinner party.