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desserts

desserts is the plural of dessert.

Meaning of dessert

Noun

dessert (countable and uncountable, plural desserts)

  1. The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc.
    • I ordered hummus for a starter, a steak as the main course, and chocolate cake for dessert.
  2. A sweet dish or confection served as the last course of a meal.
    • Trifle is a favourite dessert of the English, but rivalled by pavlova in Australia and New Zealand.

Phrases with desserts

Questions about desserts

What is desserts the plural of?
Desserts is the plural of dessert.

Words near desserts in the dictionary

  1. dessert-plate
  2. dessertful
  3. dessertfuls
  4. dessertless
  5. dessertlike
  6. desserts
  7. dessertspoon
  8. dessertspoonful
  9. dessertspoonfuls
  10. dessertspoons
  11. dessertspoonsful

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