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Dessert vs Supper - What's the difference?

dessert | supper |

As nouns the difference between dessert and supper

is that dessert is a sweet confection served as the last course of a meal while supper is food consumed before going to bed.

As a verb supper is

to consume a snack before retiring.

dessert

English

(wikipedia dessert)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sweet confection served as the last course of a meal

    • Synonyms

    * (sweet final course of a meal) afters (UK informal ), pudding (UK), sweet (UK)

    Anagrams

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    supper

    English

    (wikipedia supper)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Food consumed before going to bed.
  • Any meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening, rather than at noon.
  • A meal from a chip shop consisting of a deep-fried food with chips.
    • a fish supper'''; a pizza '''supper
  • A drinker, especially one who drinks slowly (i.e., one who sups).

    • Derived terms

    * kitchen supper * Last Supper * Lord's Supper

    See also

    * Meals

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To consume a snack before retiring.
  • To eat dinner (see above).

    • Anagrams

    * ----