SORBET

Etymology

Noun

sorbet (countable and uncountable, plural sorbets)

Frozen fruit juice, sometimes mixed with egg whites, used as dessert or between courses of a meal.

Synonyms

• ice

• Italian ice

Anagrams

• Boster, Stober, Tobers, besort, borest, strobe, tobers

Source: Wiktionary


Sor"bet, n. Etym: [F. sorbet or It. sorbetto or Sp. sorbete, from the same source as E. sherbet. See Sherbet.]

Definition: A kind of beverage; sherbet. Smolett.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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