{
    "term": "dessert",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "sweet food eaten at the end of a meal",
            "labels": "(British English)(especially British English)(British English)(especially North American English)(especially British English)(North American English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "What's **for dessert**?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a rich chocolate dessert"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the dessert trolley *(= a table on wheels from which you choose your  in a restaurant)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The waiter asked us if we'd like to order a dessert."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This chestnut pudding is a rich dessert with a festive flavour."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We finished off with a dessert of honey and nuts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We had mousse for dessert."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Food", "Cooking and eating"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["delicious", "rich", "decadent"],
                "verb + dessert": ["eat", "have", "make"],
                "dessert + noun": ["apple", "wine", "menu"],
                "preposition": ["for dessert", "dessert of"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈzɜːt/",
                "audio": "de/dessert/dessert__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈzɜːrt/",
                "audio": "de/dessert/dessert__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from French, past participle of desservir ‘clear the table’, from des- (expressing removal) + servir ‘to serve’."
}