noun · Food & Drink

dessert

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The meaning (definition) of the word dessert

a sweet treat you eat after your dinner

The word dessert used in a sentence

“We had ice cream for dessert after dinner.”

How the word dessert is said around the world

Frenchdessert (day-SEHR)
Spanishpostre (POHS-treh)
Mandarin甜点 (tyen dyen)
Hindiमिठाई (mi-THAA-ee)
Arabicحَلْوَى (HAL-wa)
Russianдесерт (dee-ZYERT)
Portuguese (EU)sobremesa (soh-bruh-MAY-zuh)
Portuguese (BR)sobremesa (soh-breh-MEH-zah)
Japaneseデザート (deh-ZAH-toh)
GermanNachtisch (NAHKH-tish)
Urduمیٹھا (MEE-thah)
Punjabiਮਿੱਠਾ (MIT-thah)
Korean디저트 (dee-JUH-tuh)
Hebrewקִנּוּחַ (kee-NOO-akh)
Greekγλυκό (glee-KOH)
Dutchtoetje (TOOT-yuh)
Tagalogpanghimagas (pahng-hee-MAH-gahs)
Vietnamesemón tráng miệng (mawn chahng MEENG)
Turkishtatlı (taht-LUH)
Persianدسر (deh-SER)
Polishdeser (DEH-ser)
Ukrainianдесерт (deh-SERT)
Bengaliমিষ্টি (MISH-tee)
Swedishefterrätt (EF-ter-ret)
Italiandolce (DOHL-cheh)

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