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DictionarytrifleLayered dessert
noun

trifle

A layered dessert of cake, custard, fruit, and cream.

The glass bowl holds a trifle layered with cake, custard, fruit, and cream.

Etymology
trufleOld Frenchmockery

Trifle originally meant a small or insignificant thing. The food-name developed for a light sweet dish before settling on the familiar layered dessert.

More examples

  • She served the trifle chilled.
  • Two trifles filled the dessert table.
  • He spooned trifle into a dish.

Forms

trifle · trifles

Similar words

parfait
Another layered dessert with different ingredients and serving traditions.
pudding
A broader dessert term without the specified layers.