also: すうぃーつ · すぃーつ
A general term for sweet treats, including Western-style desserts, Japanese confections, and candy. Often used in a trendy or fashionable context, especially in media and marketing.
She's recently gotten obsessed with sweets.
She loves sweets and eats cake every day.
All the sweets at this café look delicious.
On my day off, I went on a sweets-shop tour around Kamakura with a friend.
Used for individual dessert items or servings; for the general mass sense of "sweets," native speakers often use no counter.
dessert beer
Loanword from English 'sweets', adopted into Japanese with the katakana spelling スイーツ.