sorbet

Meaning

Frozen fruit juice, sometimes mixed with egg whites, eaten as dessert or between courses of a meal.

Synonyms

sherbet

water ice

ice lolly

ice

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sherbert

parfait

ice cream

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Translations

sorbet

Sorbet

sorbete

sorbet

sorbetto

sorvete

Fruchteis

sorbet

Wassereis

şerbet

شربة

glace aux fruits

waterijs

helado de fruta

Halbgefrorenes

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɔɹˈbeɪ/

Etymology

Etymology tree
Arabic شَرِبَ (šariba)der.
Arabic شَرْبَة (šarba)bor.
Classical Persian شَرْبَت (šarbat)bor.
Ottoman Turkish شربت (şerbet)bor.
Italian sorbettobor.
Middle French sorbetbor.
English sorbet
Borrowed from Middle French sorbet, borrowed from Italian sorbetto, borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شربت (şerbet), borrowed from Classical Persian شَرْبَت (šarbat), borrowed from Arabic شَرْبَة (šarba), from شَرِبَ (šariba).
Doublet of sherbet and sharbat, related to syrup.