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dessert definition

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This page has 11 definitions of dessert with English translations in 7 languages. Dessert is a noun and verb. Examples of how to use dessert in a sentence are shown. Also define these 0 related words and terms: .

See also: desert, dêssèrt, and Dessert

English dessert definition

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Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

Noun

dessert (countable and uncountable, plural desserts)

  1. The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc.
    I ordered hummus for a starter, a steak as the main course, and chocolate cake for dessert.
    Can I see the dessert menu, please?
  2. A sweet dish or confection served as the last course of a meal.
    Trifle is a favourite dessert of the English, but rivalled by pavlova in Australia and New Zealand.

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Danish dessert definition

Etymology

From French dessert, from desservir (disserve), from dés- (dis-) and servir (serve).

Noun

dessert c (singular definite desserten, plural indefinite desserter)

  1. dessert

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Dutch dessert definition

Etymology

Borrowed from French dessert, from desservir (disserve), from dés- (dis-) and servir (serve), thus literally meaning “removal of what has been served”.

Pronunciation

Noun

dessert n (plural desserten or desserts, diminutive dessertje n)

  1. A dessert.
    Synonyms: nagerecht, naspijs, toespijs, toetje

Derived terms

  • dessertkaart

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Estonian dessert definition

Etymology

German Dessert.

Noun

dessert (genitive desserdi, partitive desserti)

  1. dessert

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French dessert definition

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French dessert, from desservir (disserve), from dés- (dis-) +‎ servir (serve).

Pronunciation

Noun

dessert m (plural desserts)

  1. dessert, pudding

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Descendants

  • Czech: dezert
  • Danish: dessert
  • Dutch: dessert (see there for further descendants)
  • English: dessert (see there for further descendants)
  • German: Dessert (see there for further descendants)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dessert
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dessert
  • Persian: دسر(deser)
  • Polish: deser

Verb

dessert

  1. third-person singular present indicative of desservir

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Norwegian Bokmål dessert definition

Etymology

From French dessert.

Noun

dessert m (definite singular desserten, indefinite plural desserter, definite plural dessertene)

  1. dessert

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Norwegian Nynorsk dessert definition

Etymology

From French dessert.

Noun

dessert m (definite singular desserten, indefinite plural dessertar, definite plural dessertane)

  1. dessert

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Romansch dessert definition

Noun

dessert m (plural desserts)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) dessert

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West Frisian dessert definition

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

dessert n (plural desserts, diminutive dessertsje)

  1. dessert

Further reading

  • dessert”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011