# dessert

Pronunciation: say "di-ZURT" US /dɪˈzɝt/, UK /dɪˈzɜːt/

## Noun

1. The sweet course eaten at the end of a meal, or a sweet dish such as cake, pudding, ice cream, or fruit served then.
   - Simple: Sweet food, like cake or ice cream, eaten at the end of a meal.
   - _The restaurant is famous for a dessert made with caramelized figs and honey._
   - _She ordered a rich chocolate dessert to round off the meal._

## Origin

Borrowed from Middle French dessert, from desservir ("to clear the table"), formed from dés- ("dis-") and servir ("serve"), so it literally meant "the removal of what has been served".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/dessert (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).