black pudding

American  

noun

• black puddings
  plural

1. British and Southern U.S.. blood sausage.

2. a dark dessert pudding made with flour, baking soda, eggs, and molasses.

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black pudding British  

noun

1. Usual US and Canadian name: blood sausage.  Also called: blood pudding.  a kind of black sausage made from minced pork fat, pig's blood, and other ingredients

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• black puddings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of black pudding

First recorded in 1560–70

Example Sentences

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black pudding

But Liu admits she passed on another Ulster fry staple - black pudding - while in Belfast.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2025

In England, a traditional cooked breakfast consists of sausages, grilled tomato, mushrooms, bacon, beans, fried egg, fried bread, black pudding, toast, tea, hash browns and brown sauce.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 1, 2021

And Beau ran around in a dress covered in baked beans and black pudding.

From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2020

Some people don’t like black pudding and baked beans for breakfast, either.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2020

“I’ll take your word for it,” said Ron, helping himself to black pudding.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling