sorbet

noun

sor·​bet sȯr-ˈbā 

 also  ˈsȯr-bət

: a usually fruit-flavored ice served as a dessert or between courses as a palate refresher

Examples of sorbet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The judges, however, don’t like the way lemongrass sorbet and stem-ginger ice cream taste together, which, yeah, that seems like putting salsa on your pancakes or something gross like that. —Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025

The night at Al Baretto ends with a flourishing of sorbet, with a waiter churning the white mound in an iced silver bowl. —Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025

That’s almost as impressive as the 7-in-1 ice cream modes—ice cream, lite ice cream, gelato, milkshake, sorbet, frozen smoothie bowl, and mix-ins—all that operate at the touch of a button. —Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025

One of the desserts that will be savored included a bombe glacée cardinal, a vanilla ice cream featuring Kentish raspberry sorbet and lightly poached Victoria plums. —Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French, sweetened fruit juice, from Old Italian sorbetto, from Turkish şerbet — more at sherbet

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sorbet

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway
• beret

Kids Definition

sorbet

noun

sor·​bet sȯr-ˈbā 

: a fruit-flavored ice served especially as a dessert