Pudding

See also: pudding

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English pudding.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʊdɪŋ/

• Audio:

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Noun

Pudding m (strong, genitive Puddings, plural Puddinge or Puddings)

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

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.

Declension

Declension of Pudding [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pudding	die	Puddinge, Puddings
genitive	eines	des	Puddings	der	Puddinge, Puddings
dative	einem	dem	Pudding	den	Puddingen, Puddings
accusative	einen	den	Pudding	die	Puddinge, Puddings

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• Erdbeerpudding
• Pudding an die Wand nageln
• Schokopudding
• Vanillepudding
• Wackelpudding

 

Descendants

• → Kashubian: pùding

Further reading

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