trifle
n.a light dessert made of layers of cake, fruit, and cream. It is usually served in a large bowl or dish.
n.a light, layered dessert consisting of fruit, sponge cake, and whipped cream, typically served in a large bowl. Often used as a collective term for various similar desserts.
“We made a trifle for the party last night.”
“The chef prepared a classic trifle using fresh strawberries and vanilla custard for the wedding reception.”
“While the traditional trifle remains a staple of British tea culture, modern variations often incorporate exotic fruits and artisanal gels to appeal to contemporary palates.”
“On the whole, these are very fine, if perhaps a trifle restrained performances.”
From Middle English trifle, trifel, triful, trefle, truyfle, trufful, from Old French trufle (“mockery”), a byform of trufe, truffe (“deception”), of uncertain origin.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.