Phrase guide

plum pudding

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A pudding, cooked by boiling or steaming, containing a large amount of dried fruit.

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: Christmas pudding

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pudding

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 李子布丁 (lǐzi bùdīng) — pudding containing a large amount of dried fruit
  • Esperanto: prun’pudingo — pudding containing a large amount of dried fruit
  • Finnish: luumuvanukas — pudding containing a large amount of dried fruit
  • Irish: maróg rísíní — pudding containing a large amount of dried fruit
  • Italian: budino di Natale — pudding containing a large amount of dried fruit
  • Italian: budino natalizio — pudding containing a large amount of dried fruit
  • Polish: plum pudding — pudding containing a large amount of dried fruit
  • Portuguese: pudim de passas — pudding containing a large amount of dried fruit
  • Swedish: plumpudding — pudding containing a large amount of dried fruit
  • Welsh: pwdin plwm — pudding containing a large amount of dried fruit