sorbet

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɔːrbeɪ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/sɔrˈbeɪ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sôr′bit, sôr bā′; Fr. sôr be′)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
sor•bet /sɔrˈbeɪ/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Fooda fruit or vegetable ice: [uncountable]Raspberry sorbet is on the menu.[countable]I'll have a raspberry sorbet.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sor•bet  (sôr′bit, sôr bā′; Fr. sôr be′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Foodsherbet (defs. 1, 3).
  • Turkish şerbet cool drink Arabic; see sherbet
  • Italian sorbetto
  • French
  • 1575–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sorbet / ˈsɔːbeɪ -bɪt/
  1. a water ice made from fruit juice, egg whites, milk, etc
  2. a US word for sherbet2
Etymology: 16th Century: from French, from Old Italian sorbetto, from Turkish şerbet, from Arabic sharbah a drink
'sorbet' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
granita - sherbet - water ice

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