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dessert

noun
Saydi-ZURT/dɪˈzɝt/UK/dɪˈzɜːt/

Pluraldesserts

Often confused with desert

1 meaning of dessert

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  1. 1
    nouncountable or uncountable
    Sweet food, like cake or ice cream, eaten at the end of a meal.

    We had ice cream for dessert after dinner.

    My favorite dessert is warm chocolate cake.

    UsageSay for dessert. Spell it with ss (not incorrect: desert).

    Similarpudding, sweet

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Origin

From French dessert, from a verb meaning "to clear the table". So it literally meant "the removal of what has been served".