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

Why This Easter Candy Went Viral Now Cracker Barrel is the only national retailer that carries Lammes Candies sherbet mints. —Ryan Brennan april 1, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026

Sweet snacks like ice cream, sherbet, frozen yogurt and other frozen fruit items containing no more than 50% fruit juice by volume are also allowed. —Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026

There are sherbets and aspics aplenty, pound cakes and green beans galore. —Josh Miller, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026

Running parallel to the central chartreuse bar, the orange-sherbet end of the outer tube forms the horizontal upper framing edge of the work, feeling once again like thick construction paper or crisply folded cardstock. —Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026

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