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dessert

des·sert [ di zúrt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
sweet dish concluding meal: a sweet course eaten at the end of a meal

[Mid-16th century. < French, "(course following) clearing the table" < past participle of desservir "remove what has been served" < servir (see serve)]

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