Pudding

See also: pudding

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English pudding.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʊdɪŋ/

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Noun

Pudding m (genitive Puddings, plural Puddinge or Puddings)

1. (obsolete) cake with meat or fish laid into it, pide
2. (obsolete) cake-dessert laid with fruits
3. thick custard; milk pudding, crème or mousse

Usage notes

• There is no single word for “custard” in German. It is referred to as Pudding when thick and as Soße (often Vanillesoße) when thin and fluid.

Synonyms

• (thick custard): Crème; Mousse (distinguished in professional usage)
• (pudding with chewable pieces): Brei

Derived terms

• Erdbeerpudding
• Schokopudding
• Vanillepudding
• Wackelpudding

 

Further reading

• Pudding on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Pudding” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Pudding” in Duden online