dessert

Definitions of dessert
  1. noun
    a dish served as the last course of a meal
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    charlotte
    a mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard
    composta
    dessert of stewed or baked fruit
    flan
    open pastry filled with fruit or custard
    mousse
    a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream
    budino
    any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed
    piccolezza, quisquilia
    a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
    gelato
    frozen dessert containing cream and sugar and flavoring
    type of:
    minestra, piatto, portata, porzione, primo piatto, vivanda
    part of a meal served at one time
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