sorbet

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/sɔɹˈbeɪ/
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/sɔɹˈbeɪ/ · /ˈsɔːbeɪ/

Definition of sorbet

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Frozen fruit juice, sometimes mixed with egg whites, eaten as dessert or between courses of a meal.
    “After dinner we had an orange sorbet that was very refreshing.”

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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.

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