dessert

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   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.

2. 2
   noun

   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.

3. 3
   noun

   a dish served as the last course of a meal

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Middle French des- Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.? Proto-Italic *serwos Latin servus Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Latin -iō Latin serviō Old French servir Middle French servir Middle French desservir Middle French dessertbor. English dessert 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 App…