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noun
- 1. the sweet course eaten at the end of a meal: "a dessert of chocolate mousse"
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The meaning of DESSERT is a usually sweet course or dish (as of pastry or ice cream) usually served at the end of a meal. How to use dessert in a sentence. Where does the phrase just deserts come from?
noun [ C or U ] uk/dɪˈzɜːt/us/dɪˈzɝːt/ Add to word listAdd to word list. A2. sweet food eaten at the end of a meal: a dessert fork / spoon. for dessertFor dessert there's apple pie or fruit. If you make the main course, I'll make a dessert. Synonyms. aftersUKinformal. pudding(SWEET FOOD)UK. sweet. More examplesFewer examples.
Dessert definition: cake, pie, fruit, pudding, ice cream, etc., served as the final course of a meal.. See examples of DESSERT used in a sentence.
Served as the last course of a meal, a dessert is often sweet, like cake or pie. If you have a sweet tooth, you may wish it were the only course of the meal. The word dessert originates from an interesting French word, desservir, which actually means "to clear the table."
A2. sweet food eaten at the end of a meal: a dessert fork / spoon. for dessert For dessert there's apple pie or fruit. If you make the main course, I'll make a dessert. Synonyms. afters UK informal. pudding (SWEET FOOD) UK. sweet. Fewer examples. She made a fabulous dessert with alternate layers of chocolate and cream.
Dessert is something sweet, such as fruit or a pudding, that you eat at the end of a meal. She had homemade ice cream for dessert. I am partial to desserts that combine fresh fruit with fine pastry.
1. A usually sweet course or dish, as of fruit, ice cream, or pastry, served at the end of a meal. 2. Chiefly British Fresh fruit, nuts, or sweetmeats served after the sweet course of a dinner. [French, from Old French desservir, to clear the table : des-, de- + servir, to serve; see serve .]
