Definition

1. Verb:
   • To have a dessert: To eat a small, sweet dish, such as fruit or a pastry, immediately after the main meal to cleanse the palate.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cả gia đình thường tráng miệng với trái cây. (The whole family usually has fruit for dessert.)
  • Bạn có muốn tráng miệng bằng bánh ngọt không? (Do you want to have cake for dessert?)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in the phrase "đồ tráng miệng" or "món tráng miệng", which functions as a noun meaning "dessert".
  • Nhà hàng này có nhiều món tráng miệng ngon. (This restaurant has many delicious desserts.)

Variants and Related Words

• Món tráng miệng (n): dessert, the sweet course itself.
  • Hôm nay món tráng miệng là kem. (Today's dessert is ice cream.)

Synonyms

• To finish a meal with something sweet: A descriptive synonym for the action.
• To have a sweet course: A more formal equivalent.

Related Idioms

• While not a direct idiom, the concept is embedded in the common Vietnamese dining phrase "ăn cơm xong thì tráng miệng", meaning "after eating rice/meal, have a dessert".

verb

1. to have a dessert