sorbet

[sawr-bey, sawr-be]

noun

1. a frozen dairy-free dessert made with sweetened fruit juice or purée.

2. a tart or slightly sweet frozen fruit or vegetable purée, served either between courses to cleanse the palate or as a dessert.

   a refreshing beet sorbet.

sorbet

/ -bɪt, ˈsɔːbeɪ /

noun

1. a water ice made from fruit juice, egg whites, milk, etc

2. a US word for sherbet

Word History and Origins

Origin of sorbet¹

First recorded in 1575–85; from French, from Italian sorbetto, from Turkish şerbet “cool drink”; sherbet

Word History and Origins

Origin of sorbet¹

C16: from French, from Old Italian sorbetto, from Turkish şerbet, from Arabic sharbah a drink

Related Words

• frozen yogurt 
• sherbet