sorbete

Latin

Verb

sorbēte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of sorbeō

Spanish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /soɾˈbete/ [soɾˈβ̞e.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: sor‧be‧te

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French sorbet (frozen fruit juice dessert), cf. Brazilian Portuguese sorvete (ice cream), from Turkish şerbet (sherbet), from Arabic شُرْبَة (šurba, a drink), from Arabic شَرِبَ (šariba, to drink).

Noun

sorbete m (plural sorbetes)

  1. sorbet
  2. (El Salvador) ice cream
    Synonyms: helado, (Mexico) nieve

Adjective

sorbete m or f (masculine and feminine plural sorbetes)

  1. (colloquial, El Salvador) having difficulty hearing; deaf
    Synonym: sordo

Etymology 2

From sorber + -ete.

Noun

sorbete m (plural sorbetes)

  1. (countable, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru) drinking straw
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pajita

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