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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

Small enough to be a single-sized dessert, these bakery-style squares have a brown-sugar base, chewy edges and a buttery center.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

He could cook me dinner, and I’d bake the dessert.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

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

“When diners say my desserts are ‘not too sweet,’ that’s the ultimate Asian compliment.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

To lift my mood, I did things my parents wouldn’t have let me do, ordering two and sometimes three desserts and never eating salads.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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