sherbet
[ shur-bit ]
/ ˈʃɜr bɪt /
noun
a frozen fruit-flavored mixture, similar to an ice, but with milk, egg white, or gelatin added.
British.
a drink made of sweetened fruit juice diluted with water and ice.
a frozen fruit or vegetable purée, served either between courses to cleanse the palate or as a dessert.
Origin of sherbet
1595–1605; < Turkish < Persian
sharbat < Arabic
sharbah a drink
Words nearby sherbet
sheqel,
sher,
sherang,
sherardize,
sheraton,
sherbet,
sherborne,
sherbrooke,
sherd,
sheria,
sheridan
Example sentences from the Web for sherbet
British Dictionary definitions for sherbet
sherbet
/ (ˈʃɜːbət) /
noun
a fruit-flavoured slightly effervescent powder, eaten as a sweet or used to make a drink
lemon sherbet
US and Canadian
a water ice made from fruit juice, egg whites, milk, etc
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): sorbet
Australian slang
beer
a cooling Oriental drink of sweetened fruit juice
Southern African informal a euphemistic word for shit taboo
Word Origin for sherbet
C17: from Turkish
şerbet, from Persian
sharbat, from Arabic
sharbah drink, from
shariba to drink