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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbudín de frutas
Pronunciation / Transliteration: buˈdin de ˈfɾutas
"El postre tradicional se hierve en un paño."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A traditional Scottish fruit pudding boiled in a cloth.
"Grandmother served a delicious clootie dumpling with custard for dessert." - 2
A traditional Scottish name for the Devil (often called 'Auld Clootie').
"Local folklore warned that Auld Clootie would catch you if you stayed out too late."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Scots and Northern English dialect, originating in the late Middle English period from 'clout', meaning a piece of cloth or rag. The term evolved to refer specifically to the cloth used in traditional Scottish pudding-making, as well as a colloquial name for the Devil.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Clootie" is said worldwide
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pouding aux fruits
Transliteration: pudding oh frwi
"Le pouding traditionnel est cuit dans un linge."
Stoffpudding
Transliteration: ʃtɔfˌpʊdɪŋ
"Der traditionelle schottische Pudding wird im Tuch gekocht."
budino di frutta
Transliteration: budino di frutta
"Il budino scozzese è cotto in un panno."
budín de frutas
Transliteration: buˈdin de ˈfɾutas
"El postre tradicional se hierve en un paño."
pudim de frutas
Transliteration: puˈdĩ dʒi ˈfɾutas
"O pudim tradicional escocês é cozido num pano."
फलों की पुडिंग
Transliteration: falon ki puding
"यह पारंपरिक स्कॉटिश पुडिंग कपड़े में उबाली जाती है।"
布丁
Transliteration: bùdīng
"传统的苏格兰水果布丁是用布包裹煮熟的。"
푸딩
Transliteration: puding
"천에 싸서 끓이는 전통 푸딩입니다."
プディング
Transliteration: pudingu
"伝統的なスコットランドのフルーツプディングです。"
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