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Dessert comes from a French word meaning what?

dessert

[dih-zurt] / dɪˈzɜrt /


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“I’ve made platters from their dessert section for dinner parties where it’s been a hit.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

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

Arrange flowers, prepare a simple dessert spread and refrigerate anything perishable.

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

Frankie had ordered honey cake, but the dessert the waiter brought looked nothing like the dense golden-brown slabs of lekach baked for the new year.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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

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

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

At Prezzo, members receive drinks or desserts when they spend at least £25, while Bill's offers a bottle of prosecco or pancakes when qualifying meals are ordered and the booking is made in advance.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Estrada-Londo, who is from the Philippines, takes inspiration from Asian desserts, which tend to play with flavors that can be surprising to Western palates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

They were already on dessert, or maybe their entire meal consisted exclusively of desserts.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith


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