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plural puddings
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2
a(1)
: a boiled or baked soft food usually with a cereal base
corn pudding
bread pudding
(2)
: a dessert of a soft, spongy, or thick creamy consistency
especially
: one made from sweetened milk or cream cooked with a thickener (such as eggs, flour, tapioca, or cornstarch) and usually flavored
chocolate/vanilla pudding
(3)
British
: dessert sense 1
b
: a dish often containing suet or having a suet crust and originally boiled in a bag
steak and kidney pudding
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Dan Aykroyd, comfy in a cardigan, wants to use it to top his pudding.
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The New York Times, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
This treat is the best of both banana pudding and brownies in one.
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Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
Enjoy traditional Turkish sweets from the moving cart, including apricot ice cream or a bread and butter pudding with marinated berries and vanilla sauce for dessert.
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Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
The London institution—which recently turned 30, and is located in a much-Instagrammed spartan Smithfield Market dining room—pioneered the nose-to-tail movement, has a pudding list as long as your forearm, and counts fans ranging from the late Anthony Bourdain to the Young British Artists.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of pudding was
in the 13th century
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“Pudding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pudding. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
pudding
noun
pud·ding
ˈpu̇d-iŋ
1
: a boiled or baked soft food usually with a cereal base
corn pudding
2
: a soft, spongy, or thick creamy dessert
bread pudding
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