sweets

Japanese: sweets
sweets

…Generally, it refers to cheese, sweets, fruits, etc. In the UK, sweets are called sweets, and the fruits and nuts that come after are called desserts. Dessert is the anglicization of the French word dessert, which has the same spelling, and means to clear the table.

*Some terminology explanations that mention "sweets" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…一般的にチーズ,甘みの菓子類,果物などをいう。イギリスでは甘みの菓子はスイーツsweetsと呼ばれ,その後に出る果物や木の実などをデザートという。デザートは同じつづりのフランス語デセールの英語化で,食卓の片づけをするの意。…

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