Definition of sorbet
: a usually fruit-flavored ice served as a dessert or between courses as a palate refresher
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Celebrate Free Cone Day from 4 to 8 p.m. at participating shops to get a free treat in any flavor ice cream, sorbet or gelato in a sugar cone, cake cone or cup.
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Now open in Gilbert’s Heritage District, Creamistry uses liquid nitrogen to rapidly freeze liquid bases, which creates a smooth bowl of ice cream or sorbet.
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On the skincare front, the novel textures of the Hydra Life (a sorbet-like gel-cream) and La Micro-Huile de Rose (a jelly-like serum with micro pearls of oil) are almost as exciting as their hydrating results.
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Japanese fruits and vegetables are well represented by a rotating selection of sorbets, and every order is accompanied by a crispy wafer for scooping and salty shio konbu for palate cleansing.
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Unlike classic frosé, which is more like a rosé slushie, Jeni's new sorbet is for snacking with a spoon.
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Meringue reappears, this time banana-flavored, propped against roasted-pear sorbet and tapioca pudding.
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Top with scoopfuls sorbet, using a small scoop or teaspoon.
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California Modern’s three-course menu features signature dishes like Bay scallop and corn fritters, Baja shrimp omelet, and carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, coconut sorbet, caramel sauce and pineapple.
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Origin and Etymology of sorbet
French, from Middle French, sweetened fruit juice, from Old Italian sorbetto, from Turkish şerbet — more at sherbet
SORBET Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of sorbet for English Language Learners
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: a frozen sweet dessert that is made usually from fruit or fruit juices
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