sorbet

[ sawr-bey, French sawr-be ]

/ sɔrˈbeɪ, French sɔrˈbɛ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR sorbet ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

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

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.

Origin of sorbet

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sorbet

ice cream, sherbet, sorbet

Words nearby sorbet

Sorata, sorb, sorbate, sorbefacient, sorbent, sorbet, Sorbian, sorbic acid, sorbitol, sorbol, Sorbonist

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Example sentences from the Web for sorbet

The sorbet was tangy and was a tad tart while in the main course the pepper in the yam croquette brought it to life.
What Harry Ate|Tom Sykes|March 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But the beauty of it is that it has the best qualities of both desserts: creamy like a sherbet, refreshing like a sorbet.
What to Eat|Cookstr.com|August 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Sorbet should not freeze hard; it should be a creamy liquid and ice cold.
Desserts and Salads|Gesine Lemcke
Freeze, and serve in sorbet glasses, with Eau de Vie de Dantzig on top.
The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book|Victor Hirtzler

Outside, by the cracked pool, it was coming on slow twilight and that magic, tropical blood-orange sky like a swirl of sorbet.
Makers|Cory Doctorow
Sorbet is a mixture of flavors prepared as for water ices or a frozen punch.
Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book|Mary A. Wilson
A sorbet made of the ripe fruit whets the appetite and the pulp is used locally for bites of venomous animals.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera

British Dictionary definitions for sorbet

sorbet

/ (ˈsɔːbeɪ, -bɪt) /

noun

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

a US word for sherbet (def. 2)

Word Origin for sorbet

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	sorbet
释义	sorbet [ sawr-bey, French sawr-be ] / sɔrˈbeɪ, French sɔrˈbɛ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sorbet ON THESAURUS.COM noun a frozen dairy-free dessert made with sweetened fruit juice or purée. 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. Origin of sorbet First recorded in 1575–85; from French, from Italian sorbetto, from Turkish şerbet “cool drink”; see origin at sherbet WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sorbet ice cream, sherbet, sorbet Words nearby sorbet Sorata, sorb, sorbate, sorbefacient, sorbent, sorbet, Sorbian, sorbic acid, sorbitol, sorbol, Sorbonist Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sorbet The sorbet was tangy and was a tad tart while in the main course the pepper in the yam croquette brought it to life. What Harry Ate\|Tom Sykes\|March 15, 2012\|DAILY BEAST But the beauty of it is that it has the best qualities of both desserts: creamy like a sherbet, refreshing like a sorbet. What to Eat\|Cookstr.com\|August 11, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Sorbet should not freeze hard; it should be a creamy liquid and ice cold. Desserts and Salads\|Gesine Lemcke Freeze, and serve in sorbet glasses, with Eau de Vie de Dantzig on top. The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book\|Victor Hirtzler Outside, by the cracked pool, it was coming on slow twilight and that magic, tropical blood-orange sky like a swirl of sorbet. Makers\|Cory Doctorow Sorbet is a mixture of flavors prepared as for water ices or a frozen punch. Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book\|Mary A. Wilson A sorbet made of the ripe fruit whets the appetite and the pulp is used locally for bites of venomous animals. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines\|T. H. Pardo de Tavera British Dictionary definitions for sorbet sorbet / (ˈsɔːbeɪ, -bɪt) / noun a water ice made from fruit juice, egg whites, milk, etc a US word for sherbet (def. 2) Word Origin for sorbet C16: from French, from Old Italian sorbetto, from Turkish şerbet, from Arabic sharbah a drink Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sorbet frozen yogurt, sherbet, ice, gelato, ice milk
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sorbet

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noun

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