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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

dessert

/dɪˈzɝt/

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What does dessert mean?

noun

  1. The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc.
  2. A sweet dish or confection served as the last course of a meal.

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IPA pronunciation

/dɪˈzɝt/

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After the dessert he went to take his usual Sunday afternoon nap, and Mrs. Kronborg carried some dinner to a sick neighbor.
Willa CatherThe Song of the LarkProject Gutenberg ebook #44
When the dessert was on the board, a Swiss presented himself, with the announcement that a strange ambassador solicited an extraordinary audience.
Charles DickensPictures from ItalyProject Gutenberg ebook #650
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Cornflour and hot water flavoured with cocoa made a makeshift blanc-mange, and this, with sago and tapioca, constituted our efforts towards dessert.
Douglas, Sir MawsonThe Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914Project Gutenberg ebook #6137
For very small areas, and for the growing of the finest dessert fruits, dwarf trees may be grown of apples and pears.
L. H. (Liberty Hyde) BaileyManual of Gardening (Second Edition) A Practical Guide to the Making of Home Grounds and the Growing of Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables for Home UseProject Gutenberg ebook #9550