sherbet
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bɪt noun
1.
a frozen fruit-flavored mixture, similar to an ice, but with milk, egg white, or gelatin added.
2.
British. a drink made of sweetened fruit juice diluted with water and ice.
3.
a frozen fruit or vegetable purée, served either between courses to cleanse the palate or as a dessert.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a fruit-flavoured slightly effervescent powder, eaten as a sweet or used to make a drink: lemon sherbet |
| 2. | (US), (Canadian) Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): sorbet a water ice made from fruit juice, egg whites, milk, etc |
| 3. | slang (Austral) beer |
| 4. | a cooling Oriental drink of sweetened fruit juice |
| 5. | informal (South African) a euphemistic word for shit |
| [C17: from Turkish şerbet, from Persian sharbat, from Arabic sharbah drink, from shariba to drink] | |
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Sherbet
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Word Origin & History
sherbet
c.1600, zerbet, "drink made from diluted fruit juice and sugar," from Turk. serbet, from Pers. sharbat, from Arabic sharba(t) "a drink," from shariba "he drank." Related to syrup.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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sherbet
frozen dessert usually flavoured with fruit, made from water, sugar, flavourings, and milk or cream. Egg white or gelatin may be added to ensure a fine texture. Sherbets may also be flavoured with wine or liqueurs. By U.S. federal regulation, sherbets must contain a minimum of 1 percent and a maximum of 2 percent butterfat. Water ice, called in French sorbet and in Italian granita, is similar to sherbet but contains no dairy ingredients.
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Example sentences
Nobody much liked sherbet, but when it changed its name to sorbet it became suddenly chic.
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