plum pudding

noun

: a rich boiled or steamed pudding containing fruits and spices

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The palate is viscous slightly beyond its proof, and those dark fruits carry over well, rich in fig, plum pudding, and mulberry; t’s like a vanilla tart topped with fresh berries underneath a sugary glaze. David Thomas Tao, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025 The 2024 edition is a particularly strong choice for those who prefer their single malts on the sweeter side, too, with notes of plum pudding, roasted nuts, and spiced orange. Lela London, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 Banning Christmas Dinner Poor laws passed in Great Britain in the 1830s reversed a centuries-old tradition to forbid workhouses from serving roast beef and plum pudding at Christmas. JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024 This historiographic plum pudding is full of delights, ranging from memories of Chatterji’s childhood in a multigenerational compound in Bengal to a deep history of the violent politics of division that separated Pakistan from India in 1947 and Bangladesh from Pakistan in 1971. Joya Chatterji, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for plum pudding

Word History

First Known Use

1630, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of plum pudding was in 1630

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“Plum pudding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plum%20pudding. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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plum pudding

noun
: a rich boiled or steamed pudding containing fruits (as raisins) and spices
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