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figgy pudding

figgy pudding noun: any of a variety of sweet and/or savory dishes traditionally served at Christmas, containing fruit (but not necessarily figs).

Noun

figgy pudding (countable and uncountable, plural figgy puddings)

  1. Any of a variety of sweet and/or savory dishes traditionally served at Christmas, containing fruit (but not necessarily figs).
    • We all want some figgy puddinga. 1930, unknown author, We Wish You a Merry Christmas
    • This rich, sticky fig cake is my homage to figgy pudding (which actually contains no figs), complete with an icing inspired by a classic hard sauce to slather on top.2017, Jill O'Connor, Cake, I Love You: Decadent, Delectable, and Do-able Recipes

Forms of figgy pudding

pluralfiggy puddings

Origin of figgy pudding

From Middle English [Term?]. Possibly from Middle French figé; later reinterpreted as figgy (“containing figs”). For more, see Figgy pudding#Etymology on Wikipedia.

Questions about figgy pudding

What does figgy pudding mean?
Figgy pudding means any of a variety of sweet and/or savory dishes traditionally served at Christmas, containing fruit (but not necessarily figs).
What part of speech is figgy pudding?
Figgy pudding is a noun.
What is the plural of figgy pudding?
The plural of figgy pudding is figgy puddings.

Words near figgy pudding in the dictionary

  1. figgy
  2. figgy duff
  3. figgy duffs
  4. figgy hobbin
  5. figgy hobbins
  6. figgy pudding
  7. figgy puddings
  8. figgy-dowdie
  9. figgy-dowdy
  10. figgyhobbin
  11. Figheldean

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