dessert

CEFRA1

/dɪˈzɜːt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Sweet food eaten at the end of a meal.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A sweet dish or confection served as the last course of a meal.

Examples

  • The dessert was made with whipped cream.

  • We had strawberries and cream for dessert.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc.

More examples

In context

  • What would you like for dessert, ice cream or fresh fruit?

  • Can I see the dessert menu, please?

  • I ordered hummus for a starter, a steak as the main course, and chocolate cake for dessert.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Middle French dessert, from desservir (“disserve”), from dés- (“dis-”) and servir (“serve”), thus literally meaning “removal of what has been served”. Note: It was erroneously suggested (e.g. in "Glucose syrups: Technology and Applications" (Peter Hull, 2010)) that the word is derived from the name of Benjamin Delessert, the inventor of beet sugar. However, the term predates him by at least a century.