spotted dick
spotted dick · spotted dicks
«пятнистый Дик», варёный пудинг с изюмом, долматец
A steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit, usually currantsA steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit, usually currants; traditional in England.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit, usually currants; traditional in England.
варёный пу́динг с изю́момvarjónyj púding s izjúmom, долма́тецdolmátec, «пятни́стый Дик»
a suet pudding containing currants
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
steamed suet pudding:
Origin
Spotted refers to the dried fruits (that resemble spots). Dick is a dialectal term for "puSpotted refers to the dried fruits (that resemble spots). Dick is a dialectal term for "pudding". It may be related to dough, duff (meaning "dough" or "pudding") and Old English dāg (“dough”). Alternatively, it may be a corruption/contraction of the last syllable of pudding, or from German dick (“thick, viscous”).
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Forms
plural: spotted dicks| Singular | spotted dick |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable