Polyglot Dictionary

Dessert

/dɛˈseːɐ̯/

das noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Desserts

Meaning

  1. dessert

    • Zum Dessert gab es Eis.

      For dessert there was ice cream.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Nachtisch

Dessert is the French loanword, used just as often as Nachtisch in everyday speech. Nachtisch feels a touch more homely and native; Dessert a touch more restaurant-menu.

Similar in other languages

French

dessert

dessert is the French word for the same thing — both mean "dessert."

Portuguese

sobremesa

sobremesa is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "dessert."

Practice

1 What does Dessert mean?

2 Fill the gap: Zum ___ gab es Eis.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Dessert?

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