dessert (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *dessert*:
NOUN	food	dessert, sweet, afters	a dish served as the last course of a meal

dessert > pronunciation
Sounds	dihzer't
Rhymes	Albert ... yogurt: 70 rhymes with ert...

English > *dessert*: 1 sense > noun 1, food
Meaning	A dish served as the last course of a meal.
Synonyms	sweet, afters
Narrower	ambrosia	fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
	baked Alaska	cake covered with ice cream and meringue browned quickly in an oven
	blancmange	sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch
	charlotte	A mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard
	compote, fruit compote	dessert of stewed or baked fruit
	dumpling	dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry
	flan	open pastry filled with fruit or custard
	frozen dessert	Any of various desserts prepared by freezing
	junket	dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet
	mold, mould	A dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold
	mousse	A rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream
	pavlova	A dessert consisting of a meringue base or cup filled with fruit and whipped cream
	peach melba	Ice cream and peaches with a liqueur
	pudding	Any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed
	pudding, pud	(British) the dessert course of a meal ('pud' is used informally)
	syllabub, sillabub	sweetened cream beaten with wine or liquor
	tiramisu	An Italian dessert consisting of layers of sponge cake soaked with coffee and brandy or liqueur layered with mascarpone cheese and topped with grated chocolate
	whip	A dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
	zabaglione, sabayon	light foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled
Broader	course	Part of a meal served at one time
Catalan	postres
Spanish	postre

HyperDic: dessert