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

Notably good deals include the $29 lunch special that offers a three-course tasting menu with guests’ choice of a starter, main and sorbet; and a $120 nine-course omakase for two during happy hour. —Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026

The sleek control panel makes ice cream, shakes, smoothies, sorbet and gelato with the touch of a button. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026

Dessert was a Hong Kong classic – mango pudding, accompanied with lychee sorbet and a crispy sesame dumpling filled with pineapple and custard cream. —Ann Lee, TheWeek, 16 Feb. 2026

Italian Vice owner Aamir Taylor, who sells a sorbet-like treat at his booth in section 139, believed all year that the Miami Hurricanes could play a home championship game at Hard Rock Stadium. —Alie Skowronski, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2026

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