crème anglaise

noun

A liquid, sweet custard used as a topping for a dessert, as a dessert by itself, or as a base for ice cream or crème brûlée.

OriginFrench crème anglaise →
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Meanings

nouncrème anglaise (plural crèmes anglaises or crème anglaises)

plural crèmes anglaises · plural crème anglaises

  1. A liquid, sweet custard used as a topping for a dessert, as a dessert by itself, or as a base for ice cream or crème brûlée.

Origin

  1. Frenchcrème anglaise
  2. Frenchcrème anglaise
  3. Englishcrème anglaise

Borrowed from French crème anglaise.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

crème anglaise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cr%C3%A8me%20anglaise

MLA

“crème anglaise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cr%C3%A8me%20anglaise. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crème anglaise,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cr%C3%A8me%20anglaise.

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