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Pudding Meaning, Types & Usage Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：sweet dessert (Pudding)

Pudding 🔊

/ˈpʊdɪŋ/

A sweet, soft dessert often eaten after a meal.

Colorful wobbly pudding dessert in glass bowl with spoon

sweet dessert 🔊

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/swiːt dɪˈzɜːrt/

A sweet, soft dessert typically made with milk, sugar, and a thickening agent, often served cold or warm.

📁 Category：Diet & Health 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old French 'boudin' (sausage), possibly from Latin 'botellus' (small sausage).

💡 Mnemonic

'Pud' like a pet name for dessert; 'ding' the spoon sound when finished.

📖 Example

After our family dinner, my little sister always asks, "Pudding for dessert, please?" 🔊 After our family dinner, my little sister always asks, "Pudding for dessert, please?"

🔗 Collocations

chocolate pudding – A pudding flavored with chocolate.

rice pudding – A creamy pudding made with rice, milk, and sugar.

pudding bowl – A bowl specifically used for serving pudding.

🔄 Synonyms

dessert (n.) – A sweet course eaten after a meal.

custard (n.) – A sweet sauce made with milk and eggs, often used as a pudding base.

mousse (n.) – A light, airy dessert made with whipped cream or egg whites.

🚫 Antonyms

main course (n.) – The primary dish of a meal, usually savory.

appetizer (n.) – A small dish served before the main meal.

🌱 Derivatives

puddinglike (adj.) – Resembling pudding in texture or appearance.

📖 Cultural Story

Originating as a sausage (Old French 'boudin'), 'pudding' later described sweet dishes. Black pudding retains the savory sense; Christmas pudding shows its sweet evolution.

Meaning 2：traditional British dish (Pudding)

Pudding 🔊

/ˈpʊdɪŋ/

A general term for some traditional British dishes, which can be sweet or savory.

Golden puffed Yorkshire pudding with roast beef slices

traditional British dish 🔊

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/trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈbrɪtɪʃ dɪʃ/

A term used for various British dishes, including both sweet and savory preparations, such as black pudding (blood sausage), Yorkshire pudding (baked batter), and steak and kidney pudding (steamed suet pastry).

📁 Category：Culture & History 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

At the weekend market, I tried a traditional British "black pudding", which is actually made with oats and blood. 🔊 At the weekend market, I tried a traditional British "black pudding", which is actually made with oats and blood.

🔗 Collocations

black pudding – A type of blood sausage often eaten as part of a full English breakfast.

Yorkshire pudding – A baked batter pudding served with roast beef and gravy.

Christmas pudding – A rich, steamed fruit pudding traditionally served at Christmas.

🔄 Synonyms

blood sausage (n.) – A sausage made from blood and grains, similar to black pudding.

batter pudding (n.) – A pudding made from baked batter, like Yorkshire pudding.

suet pudding (n.) – A steamed pudding made with suet, often containing fruit or meat.

🚫 Antonyms

sweet pudding (n.) – A dessert pudding, contrasting with savory versions.