dessert

[ dih-zurt ]

noun

1. cake, pie, fruit, pudding, ice cream, etc., served as the final course of a meal.
2. British. a serving of fresh fruit after the main course of a meal.

dessert

/ dɪˈzɜːt /

noun

1. the sweet, usually last course of a meal
2. (esp formerly) fruit, dates, nuts, etc, served at the end of a meal

Word History and Origins

Origin of dessert¹

First recorded in 1780–90; from French, derivative of desservir “to remove what was served, clear the table,” from Old French, from des- dis- ¹ + servir “to serve” ( serve )

Word History and Origins

Origin of dessert¹

C17: from French, from desservir to clear a table, from des- dis- ¹+ servir to serve

Example Sentences

Port or a fruit-forward cabernet can match a rich, custardy chocolate dessert.

From Washington Post

The entrees of fresh seafood and decadent desserts left us, quite simply, marveling.

From Washington Post

This soft and sweet dessert is the right ending for this light meal.

From Washington Post

Mention this ubiquitous dessert, whose heyday was the ’80s and ’90s but is still going strong, and plenty of people will roll their eyes.

From Washington Post

A dessert is always welcome, especially this simple, one-layer snacking cake.

From Washington Post

The smell of grilled meat mixes with the exotic wafts of cinnamon tea served with a mush of sweet brown dessert.

From The Daily Beast

It was popularized as a holiday dessert in 16th-century England and also is known as Christmas pudding or plum pudding.

From The Daily Beast

If liquor and dessert are equally essential to you enjoying the holiday, at least choose your libation wisely.

From The Daily Beast

Dessert is a slice of melt-in-your-mouth treacle tart with a dollop of perfectly tart clotted cream.

From The Daily Beast

“Oh God, that was so much fun,” Sheehy says, wedging a cookie between two heaping scoops of ice cream—dessert.

From The Daily Beast

They 'ung 'im in the lamp chains right hover the dinin' table, and then finished the dessert.

From Project Gutenberg

When I came to serve the dessert Sally was watching me with her eagle eye and her mouth watering.

From Project Gutenberg

Between the pastry and the dessert, have salad and cheese placed before each guest.

From Project Gutenberg

Coffee follows the dessert, and when this enters, if your guests are gentlemen only, your duty is at an end.

From Project Gutenberg

She had submitted to giving up the salmon, but the devil himself should not cheat her out of her dessert.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• cake
• candy
• confection
• cookie
• fruit
• ice cream
• pastry
• pie
• sweet