Sorbet

Pronunciation

• Canada IPA: /ˈʃərbÉ™t/, /ˈʃərbÉ™rt/, /ËŒsÉ”rˈbeɪ/

Alternative forms

• sherbet

Origin

French sorbet, from Middle French, from Old Italian sorbetto, from Turkish şerbet, from Arabic شربة ("drink").

Cognate to sherbet, related to syrup.

Full definition of sorbet

Noun

1. Frozen fruit juice, sometimes mixed with egg whites, used as dessert or between courses of a meal.After dinner we had an orange sorbet that was very refreshing.

Synonyms

• ice
• Italian ice

Anagrams

• strobe