DESSERT


Meaning of DESSERT in English

n.1 the sweet course of a meal, served at or near the end.

2 Brit. a course of fruit, nuts, etc., served after a meal.

Phrases and idioms:

dessert wine usu. sweet wine drunk with or following dessert.

Etymology: F, past part. of desservir clear the table (as DIS-, servir SERVE)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.