🇬🇧🇪🇸 figgy pudding - pudin de higos : English Lesson

Meaning of "figgy pudding" ("pudin de higos"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Figgy pudding is a traditional British Christmas dessert that’s not really like the puddings you might think of. It’s more like a dense, moist cake filled with dried fruits (like figs, raisins, and dates), nuts, spices, and sometimes soaked in yummy syrup or even set on fire for a fancy presentation!

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I asked for a small slice of figgy pudding. Grandma gave me a slice the size of my face.

Grandma made figgy pudding, and I’m still trying to figure out what a fig is.

My figgy pudding had so many figs, I think it qualifies as a fruit salad.

I poked my figgy pudding, and it poked me back. We’re friends now.

I tried to save my figgy pudding for later, but my dog had other plans.

At the table, Grandma placed a warm figgy pudding steaming under a silver dish. She set another figgy pudding, small and bright. The children leaned close; the figgy pudding smelled of figs, spice, and a shine of brandy. A spoon split the figgy pudding, revealing sticky fruit. Each child took a bite, eyes bright. They cheered for figgy pudding.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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