"spotted dick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spotted dicks [plural]
Etymology: spotted 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|dāg}} Old English dāg Head templates: {{en-noun}} spotted dick (plural spotted dicks)
  1. A steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit, usually currants; traditional in England. Wikipedia link: spotted dick Categories (topical): Foods Translations (steamed suet pudding): 葡萄乾布丁 /葡萄干布丁 (pútáogān bùdīng) (Chinese Mandarin), spotted dick (english: there's nothing similar in Finnish cuisine) (Finnish), варёный пу́динг с изю́мом (varjónyj púding s izjúmom) [masculine] (Russian), долма́тец (dolmátec) [masculine] (Russian), «пятни́стый Дик» (alt: «pjatnístyj Dik») [masculine] (Russian)

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