Sherbet Definition
shûrbĭt
noun
A beverage, originally from Asia, made of watered fruit juice and sugar and served cold.
Webster's New World
A frozen dessert like an ice but with gelatin and, often, milk added.
Webster's New World
A usually fruit-flavored effervescent powder, eaten as candy or made into a drink.
American Heritage
An alcoholic beverage, especially beer.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Sherbet
Noun
Singular:
sherbet
Plural:
sherbetsOrigin of Sherbet
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Ottoman Turkish sweet fruit drink from Persian šarbat from Arabic šarba drink from šariba to drink śrb in Semitic roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Turkish şerbet, from Persian شربت (šarbat), from Arabic شربة (shárba).
From Wiktionary
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Cognate to sorbet, related to syrup.
From Wiktionary
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