Yorkshire pudding
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- noun
- /ˈjɔrkʃɪr ˈpʊdɪŋ/
- UK
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pudín de Yorkshire
- Here we have roast beef and Yorkshire pudding... ...bangers and mash and the ever-popular spotted dick.
- roast beef and Yorkshire pudding
- beef and Yorkshire pudding
Beef, Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, carrots and cauliflower cheese.
- Beef, Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, carrots and cauliflower cheese.
Examples
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Beef, Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, carrots and cauliflower cheese.
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There was five of us, all sat round the table and my mum used to put this big dish in the middle and we all used to have a bit of Yorkshire pudding.
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Will there be Yorkshire pudding?
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Roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, a nice little red wine....
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Shepherd's pie and Yorkshire pudding.
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A traditional meal containing roast beef and Yorkshire pudding was served at dinner the next night, and my introduction to England had officially begun.
Academic text (1994) -
For Sunday dinner, we always have roast beef with Yorkshire pudding.
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She served a delicious meal of roast beef and Yorkshire pudding at the family gathering.
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Many British households enjoy Yorkshire pudding alongside their roast dinners on special occasions.
Synonyms
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A soft savory dish made from grain or vegetables and baked
How Light
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is transparently built from a place name + a food item: a pudding associated with Yorkshire, so a B1 learner who knows 'Yorkshire' and 'pudding' will infer it refers to a type of pudding from that region. Detailed properties (that it is a light, baked batter often served with roast beef rather than a sweet dessert) are not fully predictable, but the core meaning as a regional dish is compositionally clear.
Etymology
Yorkshire pudding comes from the Yorkshire area of England and began as a simple batter cooked in the hot fat under a piece of roast meat so it would catch the meat juices. Because the batter would puff up and soak up the gravy, it became the light, puffy side dish served with roast beef, which is why the name points to both the place (Yorkshire) and the food (pudding).