pudding
- noun
- /ˈpʊdɪŋ/
- UK
- "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?
- Dude, someone where was I made cornbread pudding?
- Beef, Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, carrots and cauliflower cheese.
- They had a blood pudding one that the main base actually was chicken blood and livers.
- Actually, cup of dirt is like blood pudding, but a wedding cake, that's just tiramisu.
Examples
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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?
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There is a coin on top of the Christmas pudding.
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My Aunt Josephine's bread pudding, to be exact.
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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?
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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.
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For dinner, we enjoyed a savory pudding made with corn and cheese.
Synonyms
A rich savory custard served in small dishes as a garnish
A baked dish of corn, cream, and eggs served as a side dish
A light, puffy baked dish made from batter and served with roast beef
A steamed or boiled pudding made from suet, a hard beef fat, and flour, often sweet
A thick dish of boiled split peas that people often eat with meat
A sweet or savory dish cooked by steaming, often made from flour and eggs
Idioms
Compounds
- UK
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 dark sausage made from pig's blood, fat, and oatmeal that people cook and eat
A rich sweet cooked with dried fruit and spices and served at Christmas in Britain
- UK
A steamed or boiled pudding made from suet, a hard beef fat, and flour, often sweet
A cold dessert made from custard, nuts, and sometimes a little alcohol, served frozen
- Archaic
A hot sweet porridge you make by boiling cornmeal or oats with milk and usually eat with syrup
- Specialized
A low creeping plant with bright red berries that grows in cold northern places
- Australian
A tropical tree with hanging yellow flowers and pods whose soft inside is used as medicine
- Specialized
A rock made of many pebbles and small stones held together by harder material
A rolled sweet pudding made from suet pastry filled with jam, often steamed or baked
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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.