Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pud

/pʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: pud
IPA: /pʊd/

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pudding (either sweet or savoury).

Colloquial; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

noun

Child's hand; child's fist.

Colloquial; Dated

noun

Alternative form of pood (“Russian weight”).

noun

Initialism of peptic ulcer disease.

Uncountable

name

A unisex nickname.

Example Sentences

"Standing there, half-awake, pud in hand, he feels washed out and hungover, though he hasn't touched a drop in weeks."
"The kangaroos — your Aborigines — do they keep their primitive simplicity un-Europe-tainted, with those little short fore puds, looking like a lesson framed by Nature to the pickpocket!"
"My dearest Pud, …"
""Now take me to Pud Stoneham," said the sheriff to Jerry. "I've been lookin' for him for 'most a month. He's wanted for a dozen crimes.""

Etymology

Clipped form of pudding.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: poot

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pʊd/
British English: /pʊd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

puds (plural)

Derived Forms

pudsy pudknocker pudwhacker

Phrases

pull one's pud pull the pud

Synonyms

pudding

Rhymes With

would good could should hold good blood wood understood stood hood -hood likelihood

Questions

How do you pronounce pud?: The recorded pronunciation is /pʊd/.
What does pud mean?: Pudding (either sweet or savoury).
Where does pud come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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