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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
Synonyms
Examples for "sweet"
Examples for "sweet"
1
I'll try something different this morning, she thought: sweet grass and chamomile.
The Valley of Horses
2
Watson, do you know this lady? said a sweet, concerned female voice.
Rakes and radishes
3
She was sweet and simple and beautiful and blank as clear water.
A reliable wife
4
Naturally companies that make sweet products, including Hershey's and Coca-Cola, oppose this.
The Guardian
5
The most common type is clear and very mild-evena bit sweet.
The cook's illustrated how-to-cook library
1
A fleet of fore-and-afters at anchor has its own slender graciousness.
The Mirror of the Sea
2
Ye got a big dinner every night and a chocolate biscuit for afters.
Fresh
3
Carr is then booked in a little bit of afters.
The Guardian
4
The warning comes afters tensions rose when a South Korean navy ship sank on Friday.
Reuters
5
There was also some afters between the two sides after the final whistle warm down.
The Irish Times
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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