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

Naturally, there will be plenty of desserts to try, too, including blue sorbet, vanilla ice cream with customizable toppings, a snowflake dessert, and a selection of Nordic pastries. —Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2025

The third course dessert choices are pumpkin pie, chocolate pie and sorbet. —Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 Nov. 2025

Also, more than a few of those there were more familiar with their salad, entrée and sorbet desert than the entertainment issues the 85-year-old Hollywood mandarin was detailing. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025

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

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