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dessert
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des·sert  (d-zûrt)
n.
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.]

dessert
Noun
the sweet course served at the end of a meal [French]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dessertdessert - a dish served as the last course of a meal
course - part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal"
ambrosia - fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
baked Alaska - cake covered with ice cream and meringue browned quickly in an oven
blancmange - sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch; usually molded
charlotte - a mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard
compote, fruit compote - dessert of stewed or baked fruit
dumpling - dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry
flan - open pastry filled with fruit or custard
frozen dessert - any of various desserts prepared by freezing
junket - dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet
mousse - a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream
pavlova - a dessert consisting of a meringue base or cup filled with fruit and whipped cream
peach melba - ice cream and peaches with a liqueur
whip - a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
pudding - any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed
pud, pudding - (British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally)
sillabub, syllabub - sweetened cream beaten with wine or liquor
tiramisu - an Italian dessert consisting of layers of sponge cake soaked with coffee and brandy or liqueur layered with mascarpone cheese and topped with grated chocolate
sabayon, zabaglione - light foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled
mould, mold - a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold; "a lobster mold"; "a gelatin dessert made in a mold"

dessert
noun pudding, sweet (informal) afters Brit. (informal) second course, last course, sweet course
Translations
dessert [dɪˈzəːt] npostre m

dessert [dɪˈzəːt] ndessert m

dessert [dɪˈzəːt] nNachtisch m, Dessert nt

dessert [dɪˈzəːt] ndolce m; frutta

dessert
n dessert [diˈzəːt]
1 the sweet course in a meal; pudding We had ice-cream for dessert. nagereg, dessert وجْبَة التَحْلِيَه десерт desert, moučník dessert der Nachtisch γλυκό postre magustoit نوعی دسر شبیه فرنی jälkiruoka entremets מָנָה אָחֲרוֹנָה डेजर्ट desert édesség pencuci mulut eftirréttur dessert デザート 후식, 디저트 desertas deserts; saldais ēdiens pencuci mulut toetje dessert deser sobremesa desert десерт múčnik posladek dezert efterrätt, dessert ขนมหวาน tatlı, puding 甜點心 десерт کھانے میں شامل میٹھا món tráng miệng
2 fruits, sweets etc served at the end of dinner. nagereg, dessert حَلْوى بَعْد الطَّعام сладки zákusek dessert der Nachtisch επιδόρπιο postre järelroog دسر jälkiruoka dessert קִינוּחַ भोज के अंत में परोसे गए फल, मिठाई इत्यादि slastice na kraju obroka desszert pencuci mulut eftirréttur dessert デザート 식후에 나오는 과일·사탕 등을 가리킴 desertas deserts pencuci mulut dessert dessert deser sobremesa des­ert десерт zákusok poobedek dezert efterrätt, dessert ของหวาน meyve, tatlı (作為正餐最後一道的)水果(或甜食) десерт کھانے کے آخر میں پیش کیا جانے والے پھل ، میٹھے وغیرہ thời gian ăn món tráng miệng正餐水果

to eat a dessert (not desert ).



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