/ dɪˈzɜːt; NAmE dɪˈzɜːrt/ noun
[ U , C ] sweet food eaten at the end of a meal :
What's for dessert ?
a rich chocolate dessert
a dessert wine
( BrE )
the dessert trolley (= a table on wheels from which you choose your dessert in a restaurant)
—compare afters , pudding , sweet
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from French , past participle of desservir clear the table, from des- (expressing removal) + servir to serve.