Dictionary

sorbet en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /sɔɹˈbeɪ/ (Canada, General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈsɔːbeɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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.

Meanings

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.

Forms

Deriveds

sorbetlike

Relateds

sherbet

Synonyms

ice · Italian ice

Translations (29)

fa سربی (frozen fruit juice) · cmn 雪寶 /雪宝 (frozen fruit juice) · es sorbeto (frozen fruit juice) · pt sorvete (frozen fruit juice) · ja シャーベット (frozen fruit juice) · sv sorbet (frozen fruit juice) · id sorbet (frozen fruit juice) · ko 소르베 (frozen fruit juice) · ja ソルベ (frozen fruit juice) · cmn 雪葩 (frozen fruit juice) · cmn 雪酪 (frozen fruit juice) · tr sorbet (frozen fruit juice) · th ซอร์เบ (frozen fruit juice) · kn ಸಾರ್ಬೆ (frozen fruit juice) · cmn 雪芭 (frozen fruit juice) · ko 셔벗 (frozen fruit juice) · ar شَرْبَات مُثَلَّج (frozen fruit juice) · bg шербе́т (frozen fruit juice) · fi sorbetti (frozen fruit juice) · ca xarrup (frozen fruit juice) · pl sorbet (frozen fruit juice) · ca sorbet (frozen fruit juice) · de Sorbet (frozen fruit juice) · bg сорбе́ (frozen fruit juice) · fr sorbet (frozen fruit juice) · el σορμπέ (frozen fruit juice) · az şərbət (frozen fruit juice) · ml സോർബെറ്റ് (frozen fruit juice) · it sorbetto (frozen fruit juice)