dessert
noun/dɪˈzɜːt/
/dɪˈzɜːrt/
[uncountable, countable]- sweet food eaten at the end of a meal
- What's for dessert?
- a rich chocolate dessert
- (British English) the dessert trolley (= a table on wheels from which you choose your dessert in a restaurant)
Homophones desert | dessertdesert dessert/dɪˈzɜːt//dɪˈzɜːrt/- desert verb
- He begged them not to desert him.
- dessert noun
- She ordered her favourite dessert.
Collocations RestaurantsRestaurantsEating outcompare afters, pudding, sweet- eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant
- go (out)/take somebody (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal
- have dinner/lunch/a meal with somebody
- make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada)
- reserve/ (especially British English) book a table for six
- ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window
- wait to be seated
- show somebody to their table
- sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter
- hand somebody/give somebody the menu/wine list
- open/read/study/peruse the menu
- the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children’s menu/an extensive wine list
- taste/sample/try the wine
- the waiter takes your order
- order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house (British English) speciality/(especially North American English) specialty
- serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee
- complain about the food/the service/your meal
- enjoy your meal
- pay/ask for (especially British English) the bill/(North American English) the check
- pay for/treat somebody to dinner/lunch/the meal
- service is (not) included
- give somebody/leave (somebody) a tip
Extra ExamplesTopics Fooda2, Cooking and eatinga2- The waiter asked us if we'd like to order a dessert.
- This chestnut pudding is a rich dessert with a festive flavour.
- We finished off with a dessert of honey and nuts.
- We had mousse for dessert.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- delicious
- rich
- decadent
- …
- eat
- have
- make
- …
- apple
- wine
- menu
- …
- for dessert
- dessert of
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French, past participle of desservir ‘clear the table’, from des- (expressing removal) + servir ‘to serve’.Definitions on the go
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