"flan" meaning in French

See flan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /flɑ̃/, /flã/ [Quebec] Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-flan.wav Forms: flans [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French flaon, from Late Latin fladō (“flat cake”), from Frankish *flaþō (“flat cake”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂t- (“broad, flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“to spread out, be broad, be flat”). Akin to Old High German flado (“flat cake, offering cake”) (German Fladen), Dutch vla (“baked custard”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|flaon|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French flaon, {{inh+|fr|fro|flaon}} Inherited from Old French flaon, {{inh|fr|LL.|fladō||flat cake}} Late Latin fladō (“flat cake”), {{der|fr|frk|*flaþō||flat cake}} Frankish *flaþō (“flat cake”), {{der|fr|ine-pro|*pl̥h₂t-||broad, flat}} Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂t- (“broad, flat”), {{der|fr|ine-pro|*pelh₂-||to spread out, be broad, be flat}} Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“to spread out, be broad, be flat”), {{cog|goh|flado||flat cake, offering cake}} Old High German flado (“flat cake, offering cake”), {{cog|de|Fladen|}} German Fladen, {{cog|nl|vla||baked custard}} Dutch vla (“baked custard”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} flan m (plural flans)
  1. baked custard tart Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-flan-fr-noun-n46MP7Gn Categories (other): Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 11 5 18 11 2 22 25 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 5 18 11 1 22 25 8 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 39 47 14
  2. coin die Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-flan-fr-noun-7o52OceQ Categories (other): Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 11 5 18 11 2 22 25 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 5 18 11 1 22 25 8 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 39 47 14
  3. planchet (coin blank) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-flan-fr-noun-AphiZnzL Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 39 47 14

Inflected forms

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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "flam",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: flam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: flam"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "flan",
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    }
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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      "expansion": "Old French flaon",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
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        "3": "flaon"
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "fladō",
        "4": "",
        "5": "flat cake"
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      "expansion": "Late Latin fladō (“flat cake”)",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "frk",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*pelh₂-",
        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "flado",
        "3": "",
        "4": "flat cake, offering cake"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German flado (“flat cake, offering cake”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Fladen",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "German Fladen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "vla",
        "3": "",
        "4": "baked custard"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch vla (“baked custard”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "flans",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "flan m (plural flans)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "_dis": "11 5 18 11 2 22 25 8",
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      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-flan-fr-noun-n46MP7Gn",
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          "custard",
          "custard"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "coin die"
      ],
      "id": "en-flan-fr-noun-7o52OceQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "coin die",
          "coin die"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "planchet (coin blank)"
      ],
      "id": "en-flan-fr-noun-AphiZnzL",
      "links": [
        [
          "planchet",
          "planchet"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/flɑ̃/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/flã/",
      "tags": [
        "Quebec"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-flan.wav",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "flan"
}
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    "French countable nouns",
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    "French lemmas",
    "French masculine nouns",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms derived from Frankish",
    "French terms derived from Late Latin",
    "French terms derived from Old French",
    "French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "French terms inherited from Late Latin",
    "French terms inherited from Old French",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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        {
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            "2": "flam",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: flam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: flam"
    },
    {
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "flan",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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        "2": "fro",
        "3": "flaon",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old French flaon",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "fro",
        "3": "flaon"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "fladō",
        "4": "",
        "5": "flat cake"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "frk",
        "3": "*flaþō",
        "4": "",
        "5": "flat cake"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*pl̥h₂t-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "broad, flat"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂t- (“broad, flat”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*pelh₂-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to spread out, be broad, be flat"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“to spread out, be broad, be flat”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "flado",
        "3": "",
        "4": "flat cake, offering cake"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German flado (“flat cake, offering cake”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Fladen",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "German Fladen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "vla",
        "3": "",
        "4": "baked custard"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch vla (“baked custard”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old French flaon, from Late Latin fladō (“flat cake”), from Frankish *flaþō (“flat cake”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂t- (“broad, flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“to spread out, be broad, be flat”). Akin to Old High German flado (“flat cake, offering cake”) (German Fladen), Dutch vla (“baked custard”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "flans",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "flan m (plural flans)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "baked custard tart"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "custard",
          "custard"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "coin die"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "coin die",
          "coin die"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "planchet (coin blank)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "planchet",
          "planchet"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/flɑ̃/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/flã/",
      "tags": [
        "Quebec"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "flan"
}

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