DESSERT


Meaning of DESSERT in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

an eating/dessert apple (= one which is sweet enough to eat )

Use dessert apples for this recipe.

Could I interest you in a drink/dessert etc? (= used as a polite way of offering someone a drink etc )

dessert wine

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

just

Critics claim that the courts in effect quietly dropped the just desserts policy two years ago.

■ NOUN

wine

Only the glasses for the roast and dessert wine , of course.

Aleatico: This red variety is often used to make dessert wines with a pink hue.

Serve sliced, with jam and fresh coffee, or with a well-chilled dessert wine .

Bual is a medium to dark dessert wine which is full-bodied and very fragrant.

Malmsey is a medium-dark to dark full-bodied, very fruity, luscious and fragrant dessert wine .

Serve dessert wines with a slice of Christmas cake, pudding, or my two desserts.

■ VERB

eat

Would you normally eat a dessert after a large meal?

Maybe you can eat them for dessert .

On all other nights we eat dessert that is tasty.

freeze

These labelling requirements apply to all frozen desserts .

Mellorine is a frozen dairy dessert .

serve

And some girl are so spoiled they get irritated if they serve the same dessert for lunch and dinner.

It can serve as aperitif or dessert .

Families can drop the custom of serving unappetizing desserts and start tasty new holiday traditions, Eisenberg suggests.

want

The waiter asked whether they wanted dessert .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

"Would you like a dessert , Madam?" "Yes please, I'll have the cheesecake."

I had fruit salad for dessert .

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A ravishing dessert tray is proffered after every meal, and selections range from fruit-inspired sweets to insulin-overdrive chocolate concoctions.

But they will select dishes absolutely swimming in butter or choose cheese instead of dessert .

Even when refined sugar is combined with refined flour to make cakes or desserts, the chewing required tends to be minimal.

For dessert , there are nearly a dozen choices.

I prefer serving cold started and desserts because then all the food can be put outside at once buffet style.

One reporter might work on an appetizer, another on a main course, and a third on a dessert .

Set aside four orange segments, for decorating the dessert before serving.

Tip: Have the chef make up a dessert sampler platter.

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