pudding

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pud|ding /p'ʊdɪŋ/ (puddings)
1 [N-VAR]
A pudding is a cooked sweet food made with flour, fat, and eggs, and usually served hot.
...a cherry sponge pudding with warm custard.
2 [N-VAR]
Some people refer to the sweet course of a meal as the pudding. (BRIT)
...a menu featuring canapes, a starter, a main course and a pudding...
= dessert, sweet
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see also Yorkshire pudding
4 [PHRASE]
If you say the proof of the pudding or the proof of the pudding is in the eating, you mean that something new can only be judged to be good or bad after it has been tried or used.black pud|ding (black puddings)
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Black pudding is a thick sausage which has a black skin and is made from pork fat and pig's blood. (mainly BRIT)blood pud|ding (blood puddings)
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Blood pudding is another word for black pudding.Christ|mas pud|ding (Christmas puddings)
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Christmas pudding is a special pudding that is eaten at Christmas. (mainly BRIT)
= plum puddingplum pud|ding (plum puddings)
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Plum pudding is a special pudding eaten at Christmas which is made with dried fruit, spices, and suet. (AM; also BRIT OLD-FASHIONED)
= Christmas puddingpud|ding ba|sin (pudding basins)
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A pudding basin is a deep round bowl that is used in the kitchen, especially for mixing or for cooking puddings. (BRIT)rice pud|ding (rice puddings)
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Rice pudding is a dessert which is made from rice, milk, and sugar.York|shire pud|ding /j'ɔːrkʃər p'ʊdɪŋ/ (Yorkshire puddings)
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Yorkshire pudding is a British food which is made by baking a thick liquid mixture of flour, milk, and eggs. It is often eaten with roast beef.

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