dessert in English: The sweet food that you eat at the end of a meal. (noun)

Translation

The sweet food that you eat at the end of a meal.

Word origin

From French desservir, meaning to clear the table; dessert is what arrives after the plates are taken away.

Gender

Pluraldesserts

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We ask for dessert, just as we ask for lunch.

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Classic desserts: ice cream, cake, and fruit.

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Do not confuse dessert (sweet food) with desert (dry sandy land).

sweet

Tasting of sugar, like honey or cake, not bitter or salty.

cake

A sweet, soft food made from flour, eggs, and sugar and baked in an oven.

sugar

A sweet white or brown food that people add to drinks and cakes.

dinner

The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.

fruit

The sweet part of a plant that holds the seeds and is good to eat.

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