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Meanings of dessert in English

Russian
десерт
Portuguese
sobremesa
Spanish
postre
Catalan
llevant de taula
Wikidata

Course that concludes a meal; usually sweet.

        Related terms
        десерт
        Portuguese
        sobremesa
        Catalan
        postres
        Spanish
        postre

        A dish served as the last course of a meal.

              sobremesa
              Usage of dessert in English
              1
              This dessert is so good that mere words cannot do it justice.
              Hungry girl: 200 under 200: 200 recipes under 200 calories
              2
              Jamie wasn't pleased at his fourth dessert challenge in five pressure tests.
              News.com.au
              3
              I'd want a dessert for starter, for main course and for dessert.
              The Guardian
              4
              And in answer to your earlier question, I don't mind skipping dessert.
              Something about You
              5
              That was true, but with the exception of dessert, food is food.
              Two for the dough
              6
              After the salad the plates are removed and the dessert brought in.
              Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
              7
              There is something deeply satisfying about getting this classic French dessert right.
              The South African
              8
              Just ask yourself when you last began a meal with a dessert.
              The Irish Times
              9
              A Plum would suffer a lot of abuse for a good dessert.
              One for the money
              10
              The butter honestly looked so good I thought it was a dessert.
              The South African
              11
              The servants leave the room when the dessert is on the table.
              Routledge's Manual of Etiquette
              12
              All the dessert entries were for gooey dishes with good English names.
              Notes from a Small Island
              13
              Then, as Lumley came in with dessert, he brought news as well.
              Starcraft ii: heaven's devils
              14
              These sources said she treated the staff to breakfast, lunch, and dessert.
              Reuters
              15
              Everything went well up to the dessert; lack of conversation went unnoticed.
              Original Short Stories — Volume 09
              16
              Skipping the dessert at a function, for example, or skipping the chips.
              News.com.au
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              Dessert through the time
              Dessert across language varieties
              South Africa
              Common
              Australia
              Common
              Ireland
              Less common
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