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pudding

pudding

13 1.0
A soft savory dish made from grain or vegetables and baked
  • noun
  • /ˈpʊdɪŋ/
  • UK
: pudín salado
  • "Give me a bread pudding," Manny says to the new waiter, pushing the empty plate away.
  • sago pudding

Dude, someone where was I made cornbread pudding?

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Examples

  • I can roast a turkey and make a pudding as well as anybody.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Until she served it last week, I thought the making of bread pudding was a lost art.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Can I have your pudding?

  • There is a coin on top of the Christmas pudding.

  • My Aunt Josephine's bread pudding, to be exact.

  • When you cook the bread pudding and caramel sauce, please let us know.

    Blog text (14)
  • On Sunday, Eileen and John cooked up a huge batch of bread pudding for breakfast.

    Blog text (25)
  • Or what about my delicious bread-and-butter pudding with jam and meringue?

  • Why pay more for fancy food... when what you really want is meatloaf, squash... mashed potatoes, and bread pudding... all at Mel's Big Boy Buffet for just 4.99.

  • For dinner, we enjoyed a savory pudding made with corn and cheese.

Synonyms

Yorkshire pudding
vspudding
  • UK
2 4.3

A light, puffy baked dish made from batter and served with roast beef

is thicker and denser rather than a light airy batter
royale
vspudding
  • Specialized
2 8.8

A rich savory custard served in small dishes as a garnish

is a main or side baked dish rather than a small molded garnish
corn pudding
vspudding
  • US
2 2.2

A baked dish of corn, cream, and eggs served as a side dish

is unsweetened and simpler rather than rich and creamy
steamed pudding
vspudding
  • UK
1 2.8

A sweet or savory dish cooked by steaming, often made from flour and eggs

is baked rather than cooked by moist heat and is unsweetened
suet pudding
vspudding
  • UK
1 7.6

A steamed or boiled pudding made from suet, a hard beef fat, and flour, often sweet

is baked and unsweetened rather than fatty and boiled or steamed
pease pudding
vspudding
  • UK
1 9.6

A thick dish of boiled split peas that people often eat with meat

is baked and firmer rather than a strained legume side

Idioms

To add too many details and ruin something

9.9

Pregnant and expecting a baby

Compounds

A sweet, smooth dessert made with chocolate

4 5.5

A rich steamed dessert with dried fruit and spices, often served at Christmas in Britain

A sweet creamy dessert with small soft balls of tapioca cooked in milk and sugar

A light, puffy baked dish made from batter and served with roast beef

A rich sweet cooked with dried fruit and spices and served at Christmas in Britain

2 6.7

A dark sausage made from pig's blood, fat, and oatmeal that people cook and eat

2 2.2

A baked dish of corn, cream, and eggs served as a side dish

A cooked sausage made from pork liver and simple seasonings, served in slices

2 6.5

A dark sausage made with pig's blood, fat, and oats that you cook and eat

A smooth sweet dessert flavored with vanilla, often served in a bowl

pudding head
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is not very smart

1 2.8

A sweet or savory dish cooked by steaming, often made from flour and eggs

1 7.6

A steamed or boiled pudding made from suet, a hard beef fat, and flour, often sweet

hasty pudding
  • Archaic
1 8.0

A hot sweet porridge you make by boiling cornmeal or oats with milk and usually eat with syrup

A cold dessert made from custard, nuts, and sometimes a little alcohol, served frozen

1 9.6

A thick dish of boiled split peas that people often eat with meat

pudding stone
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A rock made of many pebbles and small stones held together by harder material

pudding face
  • Offensive
1 8.7

A large round face that looks soft and full

A sweet dessert made with grated carrots, milk, and sugar

9.9

A rich frozen dessert with chestnuts, candied fruit, and rum

pudding berry
  • Specialized
9.9

A low creeping plant with bright red berries that grows in cold northern places

pudding pipe tree
  • Australian
9.9

A tropical tree with hanging yellow flowers and pods whose soft inside is used as medicine

pudding-face
  • Offensive
9.9

A round soft face that looks full and chubby

9.9

A small blue and bronze fish that lives near coral reefs from Florida to Brazil

A rolled sweet pudding made from suet pastry filled with jam, often steamed or baked

pock-pudding
  • Archaic
9.9

A playful old name for a soft sweet dessert like pudding

How Rich

trifle
3 3.5
pudding
  • UK
13 1.0
sorbet
16 2.7
fruit salad
16 1.0

Surface Forms

pudding singular
puddings plural

Etymology

Pudding comes from the Old French boudin 'sausage', because many puddings started as fillings cooked in skins and could be savory as well as sweet. That is why a pudding can still mean a soft, savory baked dish made from bread, vegetables, or other ingredients.