SHERBET

sherbert, sherbet

(noun) a frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice and sugar, but also containing milk or egg-white or gelatin

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

sherbet (countable and uncountable, plural sherbets)

A food of frozen fruit juice with a dairy product such as milk added; a sorbet with dairy ingredients.

An effervescent powder made of bicarbonate of soda, sugar and flavourings, intended to be eaten alone or mixed with water to make a drink.

A traditional West and South Asian sweet drink prepared from fruits or flower petals.

(UK, AU, slang) An alcoholic drink, especially beer.

Synonyms

• (sweet drink): sharbat

Anagrams

• beshert

Source: Wiktionary

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Sher"bet, n. Etym: [Ar. sherbet, shorbet, sharbat, properly, one drink or sip, a draught, beverage, from shariba to drink. Cf. Sorbet, Sirup, Shrub a drink.]

1. A refreshing drink, common in the East, made of the juice of some fruit, diluted, sweetened, and flavored in various ways; as, orange sherbet; lemon sherbet; raspberry sherbet, etc.

2. A flavored water ice.

3. A preparation of bicarbonate of soda, tartaric acid, sugar, etc., variously flavored, for making an effervescing drink; -- called also sherbet powder.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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