pudding
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Definition
A soft dessert, often sweet and creamy, made with milk, eggs, starch, or other ingredients. In British English, it can also mean dessert in general or a specific cooked dish.
Usage & Nuances
In American English, 'pudding' usually means a soft sweet dessert like chocolate pudding. In British English, it can also mean 'dessert' generally ('What's for pudding?') or refer to dishes like 'Yorkshire pudding' and 'black pudding', which are not sweet. Common phrases: 'rice pudding', 'bread pudding', 'chocolate pudding'.
Example Sentences
This pudding is very sweet.
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I ate chocolate pudding after dinner.
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She made rice pudding for the kids.
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Do you want pudding, or are you too full?
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The kids finished their vegetables only because there was pudding afterward.
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Honestly, homemade pudding tastes way better than the store-bought kind.
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