deserto

Derived from French, past participle of desservir (“clear the table”), from des- (“expressing removal”) + servir (“to serve”).

• IPA^(key): [deˈserto]
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• Rhymes: -erto
• Hyphenation: de‧ser‧to

deserto (accusative singular deserton, plural desertoj, accusative plural desertojn)

1. dessert, pudding ("sweet confection served as the last course of a meal")

From Old Portuguese deserto, from Latin dēsertus (“desert”), from dēserō (“I forsake”).

deserto m (plural desertos)

1. desert

• diserto (archaic or literary)

• IPA^(key): /deˈzɛr.to/
• Rhymes: -ɛrto
• Hyphenation: de‧sèr‧to

From the older form diserto, from Latin dēsertus, perfect passive participle of dēserō (“to forsake, abandon”).

deserto (feminine deserta, masculine plural deserti, feminine plural deserte)

1. deserted, desert

• isola deserta

• disertare

From the older form diserto, from Latin dēsertum, substantivized neuter form of dēsertus, perfect passive participle of dēserō (“to forsake, abandon”).

deserto m (plural deserti)

1. desert

• desterò, deterso, detorse, rodeste

dēsertō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of dēsertus

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡zɛɾ.tu/
• Hyphenation: de‧ser‧to

From Old Portuguese deserto, from Latin dēsertus (“desert”), from dēserō (“to forsake”).

deserto m (plural desertos)

1. desert (barren area)

deserto (feminine deserta, masculine plural desertos, feminine plural desertas)

1. deserted, abandoned

   Synonyms: abandonado, vazio, desabitado, solitário

   Antonym: habitado

2. arid, desertic

   Synonyms: árido, desértico

• ilha deserta

• desertar
• desertor

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

deserto

1. first-person singular present indicative of desertar

deserto

1. first-person singular present indicative of desertar