figgy duff

English

noun

Definitions

(Newfoundland) A kind of boiled pudding with raisins.

Etymology

Compound from English fig (move briskly, raisin, go to and fro) + English duff (boiled pudding, dough).

Origin

English

duff

Gloss

boiled pudding, dough

Concept

Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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Cognates and derived terms

duff English
fig English
fig tree English
fig-eater English
figbird English
figgery English
figgle English
figgy English
figleaf English
figless English
figpecker English
figwort English
*dʰeyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
fige Middle English
fik Tok Pisin
fik Chuukese