pudim

pudim

1. inflection of pudir:
   1. first-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
   2. first-person plural imperative

• podim (obsolete)

Borrowed from English pudding.^[1][2]

• Rhymes: -ĩ
• Hyphenation: pu‧dim

pudim m (plural pudins)

1. (cooking) pudding (dessert)
   • 1884, “Meia dóse de sciencia, ensinada por amisade” (chapter III), in Almeida d'Eça, transl., A Estrella do Sul, Lisbon: Tipografia das Horas Românticas, translation of L'Étoile du sud by Jules Verne, pages 39–40:

     Sem ter as pretensões tolas de tantas jovens elegantes das cidades da Europa, não receiava pôr as mãos na massa de um podim, vigiar o jantar, ou ver se a roupa branca estava em bom estado.

     [original: Sans avoir les sottes prétentions de tant de jeunes élégantes des villes d’Europe, elle ne craignait pas de mettre ses blanches mains à la pâte pour préparer un pudding, surveiller le dîner, s’assurer que le linge de la maison était en bon état.]

     Without the foolish pretentions of many elegant ladies of European cities, she wasn't afraid of putting her hands on pudding batter, looking for the dinner, or checking if the white clothes were in good shape.

   1. (Brazil, approximately) flan, crème caramel
2. (geology) puddingstone (a conglomerate stone consisting of pebbles surrounded by cement)