dessert

Dessert is something sweet you eat after a meal. (noun)

An example of dessert is cake or pudding.

See dessert in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

☆ a usually sweet course, as of pie, cake, or ice cream, served at the end of a meal
Brit. uncooked fruit served after, or in place of, the sweet course

See dessert in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(dĭ-zûrtˈ)

noun

A usually sweet course or dish, as of fruit, ice cream, or pastry, served at the end of a meal.
Chiefly British Fresh fruit, nuts, or sweetmeats served after the sweet course of a dinner.

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