"spotted dick" meaning in English

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        "A steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit, usually currants; traditional in England."
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "steamed suet pudding",
          "word": "葡萄乾布丁"
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          "roman": "pútáogān bùdīng",
          "sense": "steamed suet pudding",
          "word": "葡萄干布丁"
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          "english": "there's nothing similar in Finnish cuisine",
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          "sense": "steamed suet pudding",
          "word": "spotted dick"
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          "roman": "varjónyj púding s izjúmom",
          "sense": "steamed suet pudding",
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