sherbet

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A dessert of frozen fruit juice with a dairy product such as milk added; a sorbet with dairy ingredients.
2. (countable, uncountable) An effervescent powder made of bicarbonate of soda, sugar and flavourings, intended to be eaten alone or mixed with water to make a drink.
3. (countable, uncountable) A traditional West and South Asian sweet drink prepared from fruits or flower petals.
4. (Australia, UK, countable, slang, uncountable) An alcoholic drink, especially beer.

Synonyms

sherbert

sorbet

ice lolly

popsicle

shrub

soda

soda pop

soft drink

syrup

fruit ice

dessert

lemonade powder

ice cream

🍨

lemonade

Translations

sorbet

Sorbet

sorbete

şerbet

sorvete

sorbet

sorbetto

Sorbett

Limonade

granita

Brausepulver

sorbet

waterijs

sorbet

Wassereis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃɜːbət/

Etymology

From Turkish şerbet, from Ottoman Turkish شربت (şerbet), from Arabic شَرْبَة (šarba, “drink”).
Doublet of sorbet and sharbat, related to syrup.