dessert
//dɪˈzɜːt//
Forms
- Plural
- desserts
Definitions
1.The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc.
- Can I see the dessert menu, please?
- I ordered hummus for a starter, a steak as the main course, and chocolate cake for dessert.
2.A sweet dish or confection served as the last course of a meal.
- Trifle is a favourite dessert of the English, but rivalled by pavlova in Australia and New Zealand.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4758
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
Proto-Italic *dis-
Latin dis-
Old French des-
Middle French des-
Proto-Indo-European *ser-
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *serwos
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *serweyéti