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pudding

pudding /ˈpʊdɪŋ/ noun
plural puddings
pudding
/ˈpʊdɪŋ/
noun
plural puddings
Britannica Dictionary definition of PUDDING
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1 
US : a thick, sweet, soft, and creamy food that is usually eaten cold at the end of a meal
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2 
: a sweet, soft food that is made of rice, bread, etc.
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3 
British : dessert
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4 
British : a hot dish like a pie that has a mixture of meat or vegetables inside of it
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the proof is in the pudding

also the proof of the pudding is in the eating
— used to say that you can only know if something is good or bad by trying it