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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPOTTED DICK

Perhaps from the man's name Dick (short for Richard), or from dialect dick pudding. The dried fruit gives it a speckled appearance.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SPOTTED DICK

spotted dick play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPOTTED DICK

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Spotted dick is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPOTTED DICK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Spotted dick

Spotted dick is a pudding popular in Britain, containing dried fruit commonly served with custard. Spotted refers to the dried fruit and dick may be a contraction or corruption of the word pudding or possibly a corruption of the word dough or dog, as "spotted dog" is another name for the same dish with the use of plums rather than currants. Another explanation offered for the word "dick" is that it is the German word for "thick." According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the earliest documented reference is a recipe for "Plum Bolster, or Spotted Dick", in Alexis Soyer's The modern Housewife or ménagère.

Definition of spotted dick in the English dictionary

The definition of spotted dick in the dictionary is a steamed or boiled suet pudding containing dried fruit.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPOTTED DICK

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Spotted Mist
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WORDS THAT END LIKE SPOTTED DICK

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Synonyms and antonyms of spotted dick in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «spotted dick» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPOTTED DICK

Find out the translation of spotted dick to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spotted dick from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spotted dick» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

看准家伙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

manchado dick
570 millions of speakers

English

spotted dick
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डिक देखा
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

رصدت ديك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пятнистый Дик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pau manchado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্পট ডিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

repéré bite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melihat batang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

spotted dick
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ディックを発見
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거시기를 발견
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyenyet kontol
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

phát hiện tinh ranh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டிக் டிக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ठिपके ठेवलेले डिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Lekeli pislik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spotted dick
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spotted dick
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плямистий Дік
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spotted dick
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

εντόπισε το πουλί
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

raakgesien Dick
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

spotted dick
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

spotted dick
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spotted dick

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPOTTED DICK»

The term «spotted dick» is normally little used and occupies the 121.484 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPOTTED DICK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spotted dick

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPOTTED DICK»

Discover the use of spotted dick in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spotted dick and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Spotted Dick, s'il vous plaît: an English restaurant in France
Included in this charming tale are twelve typically English recipes that anyone can make! "After Peter Mayle comes Tom Higgins in Lyon. . . . Delightful reading.
Tom Higgins, 1996
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Where's Willy?: Have You Spotted Dick?
Search the pages of this beautifully illustrated book for tiny Willy amidst gorgeous two page spreads as he bikes through Vegas, takes in a baseball game, and so much more.
Will Ings, 2011
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Good Old Fashioned School Dinners: the good, the bad, the ...
Good Old Fashioned School Dinners is replete with recipes to make over fifty dishes, including both traditional favourites and meals that were strictly school- canteen-only.
Becky Thorn, 2013
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Spotted Dick: And Other Authentic Dishes with Curious Names
The origins of many names are now lost to us, but the names themselves persist in vintage recipe collections handed down to us from past generations. These authentic recipes are presented here almost exactly as they first appeared.
C. Egan, 2012
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Snowshoes and Spotted Dick: Letters from a Wilderness Dweller
The spellbinding and uplifting story of one woman's life in the raw wilderness.
Chris Czajkowski, 2003
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The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook: From Cauldron Cakes to ...
Hermione refuses to eat after discovering that enslaved house-elves cooked her food. Ron has no such qualms and naughtily tries to tempt her with spotted dick ( see Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 12). No-Bake Chocolate-Bottom  ...
Dinah Buchotz, 2010
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Cupboard Love 2: A Dictionary of Culinary Curiosities
splay — spotted dick splay See carve. spoil pudding The term spoil pudding refers not to a pudding, but to a person, or rather a parson, one whose sermons are so long that the congregation's Sunday puddings are left too long in the oven,  ...
Mark Morton, 2004
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The Diner's Dictionary: Word Origins of Food and Drink
The first reference to it comes in The Modern Housewife (), a cookery book for the middle classes by the French chef Alexis Soyer, who settled in Britain; he gives a recipe, beginning: 'Plum Bolster, or Spotted Dick—Roll out two pounds ...
John Ayto, 2012
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A Baker's Odyssey: Celebrating Time-honored Recipes from ...
... tablespoon-sized pieces 2 cups dark raisins 1 tablespoon caraway seeds 1 large egg 11⁄3 cups buttermilk 1 teaspoon baking soda FILLING DOUGH 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted 23⁄4 cups bread Sweet Irish Soda Bread (Spotted Dick or ...
Greg Patent, Dave McLean, 2007
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Authenticity in the Kitchen: Proceedings of the Oxford ...
The English popular dishes Toad in the Hole and Spotted Dick have caused many a raised eyebrow; so have Angels on Horseback and their companions Devils on Horseback. Eve's Pudding, Rock Cakes, Singing Hinny and Sally Lunns are ...
Richard Hosking, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPOTTED DICK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spotted dick is used in the context of the following news items.
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Watch Helen Mirren Inhale Helium and Talk About ''Spotted Dick''!
So what got Mirren to hilariously mention the word "dick"? Watch and find out! (E! Online and The Tonight Show are both party of the NBCUniversal family). «E! Online, Mar 15»
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Sex, Lies, and Spotted Dick
Downton Abbey Recap: Sex, Lies, and Spotted Dick ... be if she dumps the guy and people later find out the two spent seven days playing Hide the Spotted Dick. «Vulture, Jan 15»
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'Inherent Vice' Review: A Strange Trip Worth Taking
From there we learn about the vagaries of maritime law, how getting pancakes is a form of respect, why the keyboard player from Spotted Dick is relevant, and, ... «Moviefone, Jan 15»
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A Matchbox bartender inserts spotted dick into a creamy cocktail …
Challenged by Eric Houser of Parson's Chicken & Fish to create a cocktail with spotted dick, Graham Courter of the Matchbox first had to locate the British ... «Chicago Reader, Dec 14»
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Ruby Tandoh's steamed custard bun and spotted dick recipes
I had never steamed anything before last autumn, when I moved into a flat with a broken oven. For a few days, I paced around the house trying to keep busy: I ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
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Actor Andy Dick posts bail after arrest for allegedly stealing necklace …
The owner of the necklace reported the burglary, but Dick was no where to be found, TMZ reported. Police later spotted Dick on Friday near his Hollywood ... «MyNewsLA.com, Nov 14»
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Love in disguise, spotted dick, and other dishes to try during British …
Don't be outraged when a Brit offers you spotted dick. It's actually just steamed pudding with raisins. While we immediately think of fish and chips when we're ... «GMA News, Jan 14»
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Banish the winter chills with spotted dick
I had a good look around online at spotted dick recipes and I put together a version that combines the best elements of the ones I like the most, like the use of an ... «Maidenhead Advertiser, Nov 13»
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Great British Bake Off: The going gets puff with stodgy suet and Mary …
The final six bakers kicked things off with their signature suet puddings and with the various iterations of jam roly poly and spotted dick, the menu was something ... «Express.co.uk, Oct 13»
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Video: How to make spotted Dick
Mark Seymour, from England, shows how to make spotted Dick, a classic English steamed pudding with raisins. Mark Seymour. Mark Seymour came to New ... «Otago Daily Times, Jul 13»

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