sorbet

See also: Sorbet and sörbet

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French sorbet, from Old Italian sorbetto, from Ottoman Turkish شربت (şerbet), from Arabic شَرْبَة (šarba, drink).

Doublet of sherbet and sharbat, related to syrup.

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Noun

sorbet (countable and uncountable, plural sorbets)

  1. Frozen fruit juice, sometimes mixed with egg whites, eaten as dessert or between courses of a meal.
    After dinner we had an orange sorbet that was very refreshing.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɔʁ.bɛ/
  • (file)

Noun

sorbet m (plural sorbets)

  1. sorbet, sherbet

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Latin

Verb

sorbet

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of sorbeō

Lombard

Alternative forms

  • sorbètt (Classical Milanese Orthography)

Pronunciation

  • (Milanese) IPA(key): /surˈbɛt/

Noun

sorbet m

  1. sorbet, sherbet, gelato

Derived terms

  • sorbeter, sorbetera

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French sorbet, from Middle French, from Old Italian sorbetto, from Ottoman Turkish شربت (şerbet), from Persian شربت (šarbat), from Arabic شَرْبَة (šarba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔr.bɛt/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrbɛt
  • Syllabification: sor‧bet

Noun

sorbet m inan

  1. sorbet, sherbet (frozen fruit juice)

Declension

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adjective

Further reading

  • sorbet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • sorbet in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French sorbet. Doublet of sorvete.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /soʁˈbe/ [soɦˈbe]

Noun

sorbet m (uncountable)

  1. sorbet (frozen fruit juice)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French sorbet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sorˈbet/

Noun

sorbet n (plural sorbete or sorbeturi)

  1. sorbet

Declension

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