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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPudding
/ˈpʊd.ɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A soft, sweet, and often creamy dessert made from milk, sugar, and a thickening agent.
"For dessert, we had chocolate pudding topped with whipped cream." - 2
A dish made by boiling or steaming ingredients, often served as a savory course.
"The traditional Yorkshire pudding is served alongside roast beef."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'boudin', meaning 'black pudding', which traces back to the Latin 'botellus' meaning 'small sausage'. Over centuries in British cuisine, the term shifted from referring to encased meats to a variety of savory and ultimately sweet baked, boiled, or steamed dishes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pudding" is said worldwide
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pouding
Transliteration: puding
"Pour le dessert, nous avons eu du pouding au chocolat."
Pudding
Transliteration: Pudding
"Zum Nachtisch gab es Schokoladenpudding."
budino
Transliteration: boo-DEE-no
"Per dessert abbiamo avuto budino al cioccolato."
pudín
Transliteration: poo-DEEN
"De postre, tuvimos pudín de chocolate."
pudim
Transliteration: poo-DEEM
"Para a sobremesa, tivemos pudim de chocolate."
पुडिंग
Transliteration: puding
"डेसर्ट के लिए हमें चॉकलेट पुडिंग मिली।"
布丁
Transliteration: bù dīng
"作为甜点，我们吃了巧克力布丁。"
푸딩
Transliteration: puding
"디저트로 초콜릿 푸딩을 먹었습니다."
プリン
Transliteration: purin
"デザートにチョコレートプリンを食べました。"
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