Meaning of Flan | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A baked tart with a sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case.
   Australia, UK
2. A fan of the U.S. TV series Firefly.
   informal, slang
3. A dessert of congealed custard, often topped with caramel, especially popular in Spanish-speaking countries.
   Belize, US
4. A coin die.

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Examples

“The menu includes a number of excellent fish dishes such as the […] broccoli flan.”

“(some) Firefly flans call themselves Browncoats (Remember, the hot movie from Universal is out this September! :)”

“For what it's worth, I'm 27 and am a huge Firefly/Serenity flan.”

“I'm glad this wasn't the first flan group I came across or I would never have realised the great nature of the majority of browncoasts.^([sic])”

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