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pock-pudding

pock-pudding

9.9
A playful old name for a soft sweet dessert like pudding
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : pudín
  • He couldn't resist a second helping of pock-pudding after dinner.

Examples

  • I made a delicious pock-pudding for dessert.

  • The children giggled at the strange name pock-pudding for their dessert.

  • Grandma used to call all her sweet treats pock-pudding when we were little.

  • Have you ever tried pock-pudding?

  • Grandma used to call all her sweet treats pock-pudding when we were little.

  • He couldn't resist a second helping of pock-pudding after dinner.

  • The children giggled at the strange name pock-pudding for their dessert.

Synonyms

pudding
vspock-pudding
  • UK
79 1.0

A sweet dish served at the end of a meal

is a quaint playful form that highlights soft dessert texture
chocolate pudding
vspock-pudding
7 1.0

A sweet, smooth dessert made with chocolate

is a general old playful term for soft desserts, not a flavor
pud
vspock-pudding
  • UK
5 9.9

A sweet dish served after a meal, like pudding

is an older playful name rather than common modern slang
tapioca pudding
vspock-pudding
2 2.7

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

is a broad playful name for soft desserts, not one ingredient
carrot pudding
vspock-pudding
2.3

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

is a general playful dessert name rather than a specific recipe
steamed pudding
vspock-pudding
  • UK
2.8

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

is a playful name emphasizing soft texture, not a cooking method

Surface Forms

pock-pudding singular
pock-puddings plural

Morphology

pock-pudding = pock + pudding (semi-transparent) = pock + pudding

The component 'pudding' clearly signals a dessert, but the modifier 'pock' is obscure to many learners, so the overall meaning is only partially recoverable.

Etymology

Pock-pudding is a playful name: a helpful way to remember it is that pock sounds like pocket or 'bag' and pudding means 'soft dessert'. So think of a little pudding in a pouch, which helps explain why the word refers to a soft, pudding-like dessert.