puddingとは

語源

From circa 1305, Middle English poding (“kind of sausage; meat-filled animal stomach”), puddyng, from Old French boudin (“blood sausage, black pudding”).^[1]

• An alternative etymology assumes origin from Proto-Germanic *put-, *pud- (“to swell”) (compare dialectal English pod (“belly”), 古期英語 puduc (“wen, sore”), Low German puddig (“swollen”), Westphalian Puddek (“lump, pudding”), Puddewurst (“black pudding”).^[2] More at pout.

発音

• enPR: po͝odʹing, IPA^(key): /ˈpʊd.ɪŋ/
• 韻: -ʊdɪŋ

名詞

pudding (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 puddings)

1. Any of various dishes, sweet or savoury, prepared by boiling or steaming, or from batter.
   • 2004, Victoria Wise, The Pressure Cooker Gourmet, page 313,

     The dishes in this chapter represent a range of multiethnic savory custards and steamed puddings, including a few surprises like a chèvre popover pudding and a bread pudding with lettuce and cheese.

   • 2004, Sarah Garland, The Complete Book of Herbs & Spices, page 199,

     Steamed and boiled puddings have formed the basic diet of country people in northern Europe for centuries. Early puddings consisted of the scoured stomach of a sheep or pig, stuffed with its own suet and offal, which has been thickened with oatmeal, and boiled in water or baked in the ashes of a fire.

2. A type of cake or dessert cooked usually by boiling or steaming.
   • 2007, Magdaleen Van Wyk, The Complete South African Cookbook, page 265,

     Steamed puddings, a favourite for winter, are both easy to make and delicious. Served with one of the sweet sauces (recipes 497 to 506) they make a filling and satisfying end to a meal.

3. A type of dessert that has a texture similar to custard or mousse but using some kind of starch as the thickening agent.
4. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) Dessert; the dessert course of a meal.

   We have apple pie for pudding today.

5. (originally) A sausage made primarily from blood.
6. (slang) An overweight person.
7. (slang) Entrails.
8. (obsolete) Any food or victuals.
   • Prior

     Eat your pudding, slave, and hold your tongue.

9. (archaic, slang) A piece of good fortune.

同意語

• (sausage made from blood): black pudding (英国用法), blood sausage
• (dessert): afters (英国用法 くだけた用法), dessert, pud (英国用法 スラング), sweet (英国用法)
• (custard-like dessert): custard, crème caramel, crème brûlée, flan, mousse

派生語

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