Phrase guide

Christmas pudding

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A rich dessert traditionally eaten at Christmas, made from dried fruit and nuts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dessert, food

2

noun

Meaning 2

a rich steamed or boiled pudding that resembles cake

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: plum pudding

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pudding

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: каля́дны пу́дынг (kaljádny púdynh) — rich dessert traditionally eaten at Christmas
  • Catalan: púding de Nadal — rich dessert traditionally eaten at Christmas
  • Chinese Mandarin: 聖誕布丁 /圣诞布丁 (shèngdàn bùdīng) — rich dessert traditionally eaten at Christmas
  • Finnish: Christmas pudding — rich dessert traditionally eaten at Christmas
  • Finnish: jouluvanukas — rich dessert traditionally eaten at Christmas
  • French: pudding de Noël — rich dessert traditionally eaten at Christmas
  • Irish: maróg Nollag — rich dessert traditionally eaten at Christmas
  • Italian: budino di Natale — rich dessert traditionally eaten at Christmas
  • Italian: budino natalizio — rich dessert traditionally eaten at Christmas
  • Japanese: クリスマスプディング (Kurisumasu pudingu) — rich dessert traditionally eaten at Christmas
  • Korean: 크리스마스 푸딩 (keuriseumaseu puding) — rich dessert traditionally eaten at Christmas
  • Norman: podîn d'Noué — rich dessert traditionally eaten at Christmas
  • Polish: Christmas pudding — rich dessert traditionally eaten at Christmas
  • Swedish: julpudding — rich dessert traditionally eaten at Christmas
  • Swedish: plumpudding — rich dessert traditionally eaten at Christmas
  • Welsh: pwdin Nadolig — rich dessert traditionally eaten at Christmas