Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)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?

    a dish served as the last course of a meal

  2. (countable, uncountable)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.

    Nachtisch, Nachspeise, Dessert

    десе́ртdesért, сла́дкоеsládkoje

    десе́ртdesért, соло́дкеsolódke

Examples

397 sentences
  1. What would you like for dessert?

    Що б ти хотів на десерт?

    ruЧто бы ты хотел на десерт?

    deWas möchtest du zum Nachtisch?

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  2. What's your favorite type of dessert?

    Який твій улюблений вид десерту?

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  3. I ate a banana for dessert.

    Я з'їв банан на десерт.

    ruНа десерт я съел банан.

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  4. Tom didn't let Mary eat his dessert.

    Том не дав Мері з'їсти його десерт.

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  5. We had chocolate ice cream for dessert.

    На десерт у нас було шоколадне морозиво.

    ruНа десерт у нас было шоколадное мороженое.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
sweet confection served as the last course of a meal:
Русский
By meaning 1
sweet confection served as the last course of a meal:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
sweet confection served as the last course of a meal:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French dessert, from desservir (“disserve”), from dés- (“dis-”) and s

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

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Forms

plural: desserts
Singulardessert
Pluraldesserts

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
sweet final course of a meal:puddingB2sweetA2aftersentremets
Close in meaning

Word family

14 related words

Collocations

10 patterns
  • eat dessert
  • cream for dessert
  • pie for dessert
  • ate his dessert
  • cake for dessert
  • room for dessert
  • favorite dessert
  • didn't eat dessert
  • wouldn't eat dessert
  • any dessert

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
dessert — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto