Definition of pudding
1 : blood sausage
2a (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 1b : a dish often containing suet or having a suet crust and originally boiled in a bag steak and kidney pudding
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Origin and Etymology of pudding
Middle English
First Known Use: 13th century
PUDDING Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of pudding for English Language Learners
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: a thick, sweet, soft, and creamy food that is usually eaten cold at the end of a meal
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: a sweet, soft food that is made of rice, bread, etc.
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: a hot dish like a pie that has a mixture of meat or vegetables inside of it
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