Phrase guide

black pudding

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A blood sausage made from minced pork, pork blood, cereal (oats or barley), and spices; eaten at breakfast and combined in starters and salads.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a black sausage containing pig's blood and other ingredients

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blood sausage, blood pudding

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sausage

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: gwadegenn — pork blood sausage with high proportion of cereal
  • Bulgarian: кървави́ца (kǎrvavíca) — pork blood sausage with high proportion of cereal
  • Finnish: verimakkara kaurasta tai ohrasta — pork blood sausage with high proportion of cereal
  • Finnish: veripalttu — pork blood sausage with high proportion of cereal
  • Ancient Greek: φύσκη (phúskē) — pork blood sausage with high proportion of cereal
  • Hungarian: véres hurka — pork blood sausage with high proportion of cereal
  • Latin: botulus — pork blood sausage with high proportion of cereal
  • Polish: kaszanka — pork blood sausage with high proportion of cereal
  • Russian: кровяна́я колбаса́ (krovjanája kolbasá) — pork blood sausage with high proportion of cereal
  • Sicilian: sanceli — pork blood sausage with high proportion of cereal
  • Spanish: morcilla — pork blood sausage with high proportion of cereal