pudding

(po̵od)

noun

  1. Scot., North Eng. a sausage made of intestine stuffed with meat, suet, etc. and boiled
  2. a soft, mushy or creamy food, usually made with a base of flour, cornstarch, cornmeal, etc., and boiled or baked
  3. a sweetened dessert, usually of similar consistency and usually steamed or baked, variously containing eggs, milk, fruit, etc.
  4. Chiefly Brit.
    1. any dessert
    2. the dessert course of a meal

Origin: ME puddyng, altered < ? OFr boudin, black pudding < VL *botellinus < LL botellus: see bowel

See pudding in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. A sweet dessert, usually containing flour or a cereal product, that has been boiled, steamed, or baked.
    b. A mixture with a soft, puddinglike consistency.
  2. A sausagelike preparation made with minced meat or various other ingredients stuffed into a bag or skin and boiled.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, a kind of sausage

Origin: , from Old French boudin

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