spotted dick

English

Spotted dick

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”).

Noun

spotted dick (plural spotted dicks)

1. A steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit, usually currants; traditional in England.

Translations

steamed suet pudding

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 葡萄乾布丁／葡萄干布丁 (pútáogān bùdīng)

• Finnish: spotted dick (there's nothing similar in Finnish cuisine)
• Russian: варёный пу́динг с изю́мом m (varjónyj púding s izjúmom), долма́тец m (dolmátec), «пятни́стый Дик» m («pjatnístyj Dik»)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can