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dessert definition

des·sert (di zʉrt′)

noun

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

Etymology: ME < OFr < desservir, to clear the table < des- (L de), from + servir (L servire), serve

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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