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

Blend in a splash of coconut milk or a scoop of sorbet. —Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2025

Once in the reception hall, attendees were served a full plated dinner — starting with a sorbet course and followed by a pasta course (mushroom risotto, pasta with red sauce, and cheese raviolis in a béchamel). —Dave Quinn, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025

So, if raw oysters with kimchi-apple sorbet are not your thing, there are options for more conventional tastes, like Italian Night on Tuesdays and Burger Night on Wednesdays. —Simon Davidson, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2025

The sake sorbet is a nod to the banana ice Popsicles that once lined Taiwanese freezer shelves in the 1950s—creamy, sweet, and banana in name only. —Clarissa Wei, AFAR Media, 13 May 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