sherbet

noun

sher·​bet ˈshər-bət 

variants or less commonly sherbert

ˈshər-bərt 

1

: a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice

2

: an ice with milk, egg white, or gelatin added

Examples of sherbet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Unlike her eyebrow-raising recent collaboration with men’s personal hygiene company Dr. Squatch, no, the rainbow sherbet is not infused with her bathwater. —Nikki Sternberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025

Here’s a hat that Carrie would wear eating sherbet in Washington Square Park. —Michael Nied, People.com, 2 June 2025

Aromas of lime, red fruit and wild flowers and flavors of rich red cherries and sherbet. —Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025

Other dyes permitted by the FDA include Red No. 40, used in cereals, gelatins and puddings; Yellow No. 5, used in snacks, condiments, baked goods and yogurt; and Green No. 3, used in ice cream, sherbet and drink mixers. —Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 23 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Turkish & Persian; Turkish şerbet, from Persian sharbat, from Arabic sharba drink

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

sherbet

noun

sher·​bet ˈshər-bət 

: a frozen dessert of fruit juice to which milk, egg white, or gelatin is added before freezing