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postre

dessert

noun POHS-treh Less Common
Food & Drink Dishes

Origin: From Latin post ('after') — something eaten after the meal.

Usage Note

Postre is always masculine (el postre). The phrase de postre means 'for dessert'. Do not confuse with postal or poste ('post, pole'). In Spain the most common everyday postre is yogurt or fruit; the word itself is not restricted to elaborate sweets. The expression a la postre (literary/formal) means 'in the end, ultimately'.

Examples

"De postre tomamos un flan."

Natural Translation

For dessert we had flan.

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