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Dessert comes from a French word meaning what?

dessert

[dih-zurt] / dɪˈzɜrt /


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Ideally after lunch, I’ll get dessert at Humphrey Yogart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 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

What Tom Nancy hasn’t accounted for are the great trials of life as a human child: homework, chores, no dessert after dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

These companies saw hundreds of customers queueing to create their own dessert pot, despite it not being a particularly cheap treat, with tubs costing as much as £12.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Or perhaps it was the prospect of dessert that lifted everyone’s spirits; in any case, the entire party moved to the parlor for after-dinner sweets and drinks.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

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

Cook and former Great British Bake Off star Crystelle Pereira says "sweetcorn belongs in desserts"

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

She brought them out proudly and, like a perfect hostess, carried the plate around, holding it over each person’s shoulder while they helped themselves to the desserts.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez


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