Pudding — meaning in English

English meaning

• custard noun A sweet sauce or dessert made from milk, eggs, and sugar, thickened with heat.
• pudding noun A soft, sweet dessert, often milk- or egg-based, cooked or set until thick and creamy.

Senses

Pudding is used for these senses in English:

• custard (by extension) A similar sauce made from milk and cornflour or custard powder (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat.

pudding — full definition

1. noun A soft, sweet dessert, often milk- or egg-based, cooked or set until thick and creamy.
2. noun In British English, the dessert course of a meal generally, regardless of what it actually is.
3. noun A savoury dish, often a type of sausage, made from ingredients such as blood, suet, or meat encased and boiled or steamed.

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