figgy pudding

noun

Any of a variety of sweet and/or savory dishes traditionally served at Christmas, containing fruit (but not necessarily figs).

OriginMiddle English [Term?] ← Middle French figé →
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Meanings

nounfiggy pudding (countable and uncountable, plural figgy puddings)

plural figgy puddings

  1. countableuncountableAny of a variety of sweet and/or savory dishes traditionally served at Christmas, containing fruit (but not necessarily figs).

    We all want some figgy pudding

    a. 1930, unknown author, We Wish You a Merry Christmas
    1 more example

    This rich, sticky fig cake is my homage to figgy pudding (which actually contains no figs), complete with an icing inspired by a classic hard sauce to slather on top.

    2017, Jill O'Connor, Cake, I Love You: Decadent, Delectable, and Do-able Recipes

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchfigé
  2. Middle English[Term?]
  3. Englishfiggy pudding

From Middle English [Term?]. Possibly from Middle French figé; later reinterpreted as figgy (“containing figs”). For more, see Figgy pudding#Etymology on Wikipedia.

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APA

figgy pudding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figgy%20pudding

MLA

“figgy pudding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figgy%20pudding. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “figgy pudding,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figgy%20pudding.

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