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dessert

/dɪˈzɜːt/dih-ZURT
/dɪˈzɝt/dih-ZURT

Meaningclear the table

Common meaning: the sweet dish that ends a meal

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchdessertsource
  2. Frenchdesservir‘clear the table’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsclear the table → the sweet dish that ends a mealdessert‘the sweet dish that ends a meal’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French dessert ‘clear the table’.

Roots

  • dessert Old French “clear the table”

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