pudding (puddings plural )
1 n-var A pudding is a cooked sweet food made with flour, fat, and eggs, and usually served hot.
...a cherry sponge pudding with warm custard.
2 n-var Some people refer to the sweet course of a meal as the pudding.
(BRIT)
(=dessert, sweet)
...a menu featuring canapes, a starter, a main course and a pudding...
4 If you say the proof of the pudding or the proof of the pudding is in the eating, you mean that something new can only be judged to be good or bad after it has been tried or used.
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the proof of the pudding phrase
black pudding (black puddings plural )Black pudding is a thick sausage which has a black skin and is made from pork fat and pig's blood.
(mainly BRIT) n-var
blood pudding (blood puddings plural )Blood pudding is another word for black pudding. n-var
Christmas pudding (Christmas puddings plural )Christmas pudding is a special pudding that is eaten at Christmas.
(mainly BRIT) n-var
(=plum pudding)
plum pudding (plum puddings plural )Plum pudding is a special pudding eaten at Christmas which is made with dried fruit, spices, and suet.
(AM; also BRIT)
OLD-FASHIONED n-count
(=Christmas pudding)
pudding basin (pudding basins plural )A pudding basin is a deep round bowl that is used in the kitchen, especially for mixing or for cooking puddings.
(BRIT) n-count
rice pudding (rice puddings plural )Rice pudding is a dessert which is made from rice, milk, and sugar. n-var
Yorkshire pudding (Yorkshire puddings plural )Yorkshire pudding is a British food which is made by baking a thick liquid mixture of flour, milk, and eggs. It is often eaten with roast beef. n-var