plum pudding

plum pud·ding

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pluhm poo d-ing]
- /plʌm ˈpʊd ɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pluhm poo d-ing]
- /plʌm ˈpʊd ɪŋ/

Definitions of plum pudding words

noun plum pudding a rich steamed or boiled pudding containing raisins, currants, citron, spices, etc. 1
countable noun plum pudding Plum pudding is a special pudding eaten at Christmas which is made with dried fruit, spices, and suet. 0
noun plum pudding (in Britain) a dark brown rich boiled or steamed pudding made with flour, suet, sugar, and dried fruit 0
noun plum pudding a rich dessert made of raisins, currants, flour, spices, suet, etc. and boiled or steamed 0

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Origin of plum pudding

First appearance:

before 1640

One of the 44% oldest English words

First recorded in 1640-50

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Parts of speech for Plum pudding

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Plum pudding

plum pudding popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

plum pudding usage trend in Literature

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