Pudding Meaning
/ˈpʊdɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAny of various dishes, sweet or savoury, prepared by boiling or steaming, or from batter.
nounA type of cake or dessert cooked usually by boiling or steaming.
Sentence Examples
Roast beef is usually accompanied by Yorkshire pudding.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
CEFR Practice Quiz
For dessert, the chef served a warm chocolate ____ with vanilla sauce.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She made a traditional bread and butter ____ using leftover brioche and a rich custard sauce.
Word Origin & History
From circa 1305, Middle English podynge (“kind of sausage; meat-filled animal stomach”), puddynge, from Old French boudin (“blood sausage, black pudding”), from Latin botellus (“sausage, small intestine”). Doublet of boudin. * An alternative etymology assumes origin from Proto-Germanic *put-, *pud- (“to swell”) (compare dialectal English pod (“belly”), Old English puduc (“wen, sore”), Low German puddig (“swollen”), Westphalian Puddek (“lump, pudding”), Puddewurst (“black pudding”). More at pout.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The dishes in this chapter represent a range of multiethnic savory custards and steamed puddings, including a few surprises like a chèvre popover pudding and a bread pudding with lettuce and cheese."
— 2004, Victoria Wise, The Pressure Cooker Gourmet, page 313:
"Steamed and boiled puddings have formed the basic diet of country people in northern Europe for centuries. Early puddings consisted of the scoured stomach of a sheep or pig, stuffed with its own suet and offal, which has been thickened with oatmeal, and boiled in water or baked in the ashes of a fire."
— 2004, Sarah Garland, The Complete Book of Herbs & Spices, page 199:
"Steamed puddings, a favourite for winter, are both easy to make and delicious. Served with one of the sweet sauces (recipes 497 to 506) they make a filling and satisfying end to a meal."
— 2007, Magdaleen Van Wyk, The Complete South African Cookbook, page 265:
""How is my little pudding?" Jehan nuzzles up to me and rests his little head on my shoulder, still chuckling […]"
— 2005, Ruzbeh N. Bharucha, Rest in Pieces, page 7:
"I pray God he may recover, though there is little hopes; as there is of Coll Halley, being shott throw the body; and of Capt. Urquhart of Burdyeyeards, being wounded in the belly, after being made prisoner, soe that his puddings hang out."
— 1715 November 15, To Mr James Neilsone, opposite the Tolbooth, Berwick; published as “Battle of Sheriffmuir”, in The Edinburgh Magazine, 26 March 1818, page 241:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
For dessert, the chef served a warm chocolate ____ with vanilla sauce.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She made a traditional bread and butter ____ using leftover brioche and a rich custard sauce.