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Dessert is defined as something sweet you eat after a meal.
(noun)An example of dessert is cake or pudding.
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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
Origin: ME < OFr < desservir, to clear the table < des- (L de), from + servir (L servire), serve
See dessert in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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.
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , from Old French desservir, to clear the table
Origin: : des-, de-
Origin: + servir, to serve; see serve
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