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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

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

Australian champion Rob Reid took the speciality award - where competitors can combine oatmeal with any ingredients - with his porridge cannoli, an oaty spin on a tube-shaped dessert that originated in Sicily.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Later, for dessert, Mari Luz brings out treats on a tray.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

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

“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

I described the glittering casinos and the glamorous high rollers, the palm trees and the swimming pools, the hotels with ice-cold air-conditioning and the restaurants where hostesses with long white gloves fit flaming desserts.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls


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