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
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.
• (sweet drink): sharbat
• beshert
Source: Wiktionary
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
3 June 2025
(noun) (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; “he is the owner of a chain of restaurants”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
