"crème caramel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crème caramels [plural], crèmes caramel [plural], crèmes caramels [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French crème caramel. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|crème caramel}} French crème caramel Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|crèmes caramel|crèmes caramels}} crème caramel (countable and uncountable, plural crème caramels or crèmes caramel or crèmes caramels)
  1. A baked custard with a soft caramel top. Wikipedia link: crème caramel Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: flan [Belize, US], leche flan [Philippines]
    Sense id: en-crème_caramel-en-noun-Nzi71Vz2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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