plum pudding

noun

: a rich boiled or steamed pudding containing fruits and spices

Examples of plum pudding in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The turkey and plum puddings remain at the British royal family’s annual Christmas luncheon at Sandringham, as does (at least during Queen Elizabeth II’s reign) the boar’s head. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 22 Dec. 2025

Plum pudding The spirit of the Sugar Plum Fairy still found its way onto WWI tables, as plum pudding remained one of the era's most beloved Christmas desserts. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025

Puddings, as a genre of food, were popular in England and America in the 18th Century, and plum pudding was sometimes referred to as Christmas pudding. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025

The palate offers flavors of plum pudding, spiced pear, and buttered soda bread. — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1630, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for plum pudding

• gooding
• wooding

Kids Definition

plum pudding

noun

: a rich boiled or steamed pudding containing fruits (as raisins) and spices