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postre
dessert
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
The sweet dish served at the end of a meal
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after
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-re
noun ending
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
Illustration for dessert
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