Pudding
/ˈpʊd.ɪŋ/noun
A soft, sweet or savory dish made by boiling, steaming, or baking, or a dessert with a custard-like texture.
Did you know?The English word originally referred to a sausage-like stuffed casing or meat dish, and only later shifted toward the sweet dessert we know today.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰeu-
“to swell, grow, become”
Late Latin
Latin
botellus
“a little sausage or small gut-skin casing”
Old French
Old French
boudin
“blood sausage; stuffed sausage”
Middle English
English
poding / pudding
“a sausage or meat dish boiled or steamed in a casing”
Modern English
English
pudding
“a soft dessert or steamed dish”