how to pronounce dessert

/dɛˈseːɐ̯/

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dessert is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of dessert in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… gut madame und als dessert schaue ich …”

meanings of dessert

noun:

Dessert.

dessert frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word dessert occurs in german on average 5.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.