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Webster 1913 Edition


Dessert

Des-sert′

,
Noun.
[F., fr.
desservir
to remove from table, to clear the table; pref.
des-
(L.
dis-
) +
servir
to serve, to serve at table. See
Serve
.]
A service of pastry, fruits, or sweetmeats, at the close of a feast or entertainment; pastry, fruits, etc., forming the last course at dinner.
“An ’t please your honor,” quoth the peasant,
“This same
dessert
is not so pleasant.”
Pope.
Dessert spoon
,
a spoon used in eating dessert; a spoon intermediate in size between a teaspoon and a tablespoon.
Dessert-spoonful
,
Noun.
,
pl.
Dessert-spoonfuls
,
as much as a dessert spoon will hold, usually reckoned at about two and a half fluid drams.

Webster 1828 Edition


Dessert

DESSERT

,
Noun.
A service of fruits and sweetmeats, at the close of an entertainment; the last course at the table, after the meat is removed.

Definition 2024


Dessert

Dessert

See also: dessert, desert, and dêssèrt

German

Noun

Dessert n (genitive Desserts, plural Desserts)

  1. dessert

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Synonyms

dessert

dessert

See also: desert, dêssèrt, and Dessert

English

Noun

dessert (plural desserts)

  1. A sweet confection served as the last course of a meal

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Danish

Etymology

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

Noun

dessert c (singular definite desserten, plural indefinite desserter)

  1. dessert

Inflection


Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

dessert n (plural desserts, diminutive dessertje n)

  1. dessert

Estonian

Noun

dessert (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

  1. dessert

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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French

Pronunciation

Noun

dessert m (plural desserts)

  1. dessert, pudding

Verb

dessert

  1. third-person singular present indicative of desservir

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French dessert

Noun

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

  1. dessert

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French dessert

Noun

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

  1. dessert

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Romansch

Noun

dessert m (plural desserts)

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

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