Christmas puddingnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˌkrɪs.məs ˈpʊd.ɪŋ/us/ˌkrɪs.məs ˈpʊd.ɪŋ/UKa sweet, dark food containing dried fruit, eaten at the end of the meal in some countries at Christmas
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Puddings, desserts & ices
- baked Alaska
- baklava
- banana split
- banoffee pie
- blancmange
- flan
- fool
- fruit salad
- granita
- ice cream
- plum pudding
- Popsicle
- pudding
- rice pudding
- sago
- tapioca
- tiramisù
- trifle
- water ice
- zabaglione
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Examples from literature
- At the hotel I put up holly and mistletoe, and produced from my trunks a real Christmas pudding that my mother had made.
- Christmas had been slightly anticipated by Gibson, who said he had made and cooked a Christmas pudding, and that it was now ready for the table.
- Christmas puddings came from England.
- Emily knew that she herself as a baby had been carried into this very kitchen to stir the Christmas pudding.