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Dessert comes from a French word meaning what?

dessert

[dih-zurt] / dɪˈzɜrt /


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Crumbl, the high-end dessert chain serving up oversized cookies, has closed a swath of stores nationwide including seven in California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

As for dessert, I recommend keeping things almost aggressively simple.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

While the other judges sometimes treat dessert as something illicit, Lawson’s unabashed enthusiasm for baked goods is a welcome change.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

There’s a lot Tom Nancy likes about his new life as a human boy: sandwiches, climbing trees, dessert after dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

“You’re a brilliant woman. Everyone should start with dessert first.”

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

The findings suggest that a compound commonly associated with desserts and sweet fragrances could eventually contribute to an entirely different field: helping scientists develop better ways to protect damaged tissue and support healing.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

I missed the creative process and dreaming-up desserts seemed like the perfect outlet.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

Pereira says sweetcorn in desserts and drinks is "very slowly easing its way" into the UK food scene.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

For about a third of the price of Nisei’s main tasting menu, diners get a five-course meal of just desserts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

“They love to have their pictures taken and hoard desserts in their pouches.”

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton


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