dessert

des-sert · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A sweet course eaten at the end of a meal.

  2. 2.

    A sweet dish, such as cake, ice cream, or fruit, served as the final course.

Forms

plural: desserts

Related words

See also: cake, pudding, sweet
Synonyms: afters, pudding, sweet

Etymology

From French dessert, from desservir meaning "to clear the table," from des- meaning "un-, removal" and servir meaning "to serve." The term originally referred to the course served after the table had been cleared.