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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

Order or pick up your soup ingredients, toppings, drinks and dessert components.

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

"I feel fine. Do you want a dessert?"

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

They appear in everything from soft drinks and candy to desserts, packaged snacks, and breakfast cereals, often providing sweetness with fewer calories than traditional sugar.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

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

“Wattle seed’s coffee and chocolate notes add a native differential to certain dishes, but specifically desserts and canapés,” says Bendrau.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

But Hejazi says its use in drinks and desserts is still "an emerging trend" and hasn't yet hit the mainstream in the UK.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

The women have set up long tables and laid out side dishes, desserts, and cold drinks.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson


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