sorbet

American  

[sawr-bey, sawr-be] / sɔrˈbeɪ, sɔrˈbɛ /

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.

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sorbet British  

/ -bɪt, ˈsɔːbeɪ /

noun

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

2. a US word for sherbet

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Etymology

Origin of sorbet

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

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• sorbet vs. ice cream

Example Sentences

Instead, she had walls with “soft sorbet hues,” as one reviewer put it, and other elegant decor designed by her sister, Briony Fitzgerald.

From The Wall Street Journal

And although technically not a bake, one of my favorite things to make out of pears is sorbet.

From Salon

As luck has it, there is a gelato joint next door and so we continue his lead, sit on the terrace, people-watch and while away and enjoy lemon sorbet.

From Salon

Dessert was a refreshing Asian pear sorbet with cinnamon date punch, the perfect light end to a sensational meal.

From Salon

Water ice is somewhere between a slushie and a sorbet, with delicate ice crystals that make it wonderfully refreshing.

From Salon

Related Words

• frozen yogurt
• sherbet