Main Entry:

pud·ding

Pronunciation:

\ˈpu̇-diŋ\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English

Date:

13th century

1: blood sausage2 a (1): a boiled or baked soft food usually with a cereal base <corn pudding> <bread pudding> (2): a dessert of a soft, spongy, or thick creamy consistency <chocolate pudding> (3)British : dessert 1 b: a dish often containing suet or having a suet crust and originally boiled in a bag <steak and kidney pudding>