sorbet

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative forms

• sherbet

[edit] Etymology

French sorbet, from Middle French, from Old Italian sorbetto, from Turkish şerbet, from Arabic شربة (“‘drink’”).

Cognate to sherbet, related to syrup.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Canadian) IPA: /ˈʃərbət/, /ˈʃərbərt/, /ˌsɔrˈbeɪ/

[edit] Noun

sorbet (plural sorbets)

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.

[edit] Synonyms

• ice
• Italian ice

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of beorst
• strobe

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[edit] French

[edit] Noun

sorbet f.

1. sorbet, sherbet