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The sweet dish served at the end of a meal
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Postre means dessert and is related to the English prefix post-0, like post-game (the show that comes after the game) or post-war (the years that come after the war), since dessert is the course that comes after the meal.
postre

dessert
The sweet course you eat at the end of a meal (e.g. cake, flan, a plate of fruit).
De postre había un flan caseroFor dessert there was a homemade flan
No me queda espacio para el postreI don't have room left for dessert