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Christmas pudding

American  

noun

  1. plum pudding.


Christmas pudding British  

noun

  1. Also called: plum pudding.  a rich steamed pudding containing suet, dried fruit, spices, brandy, etc, served at Christmas

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Christmas pudding

First recorded in 1855–60

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That is exactly how keepers at Cotswold Wildlife Park in Oxfordshire must have been feeling when they delivered a giant decorated Christmas pudding enrichment ball to their rhinos.

From BBC Dec. 23, 2023

The ingredients are there for a heroine’s journey and the result is a delicious Christmas pudding — crunchy, sweet, rich and a little bit hot once you set it on fire.

From Seattle Times Aug. 3, 2023

Lavishly appointed and stodgy as week-old Christmas pudding, “The Pale Blue Eye” is a pulpy murder mystery bristling with florid dialogue and supernatural flourishes.

From New York Times Dec. 22, 2022

You could make steamed puddings including Christmas pudding.

From BBC Dec. 7, 2022

Harry and Ron had barely finished their third helpings of Christmas pudding when Hermione ushered them out of the hall to finalize their plans for the evening.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

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