crème anglaise

n.
A rich vanilla-flavored sauce that can be served hot or cold with cake, fruit, or another dessert.

[French : crème, cream + anglaise, feminine of anglais, English.]

[krehm ahn-GLEHZ; krehm ahn-GLAYZ] The French term for a rich custard sauce that can be served hot or cold over cake, fruit or other dessert.