Definition of sorbet
: a usually fruit-flavored ice served as a dessert or between courses as a palate refresher
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Recent Examples of sorbet from the Web
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On particularly hot days, duck in for a scoop of Gatorade sorbet, which is basically a health food.
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Freeze for one hour or until mixture reaches the texture of sorbet.
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There is now a line of spiked sorbets and ice creams — once sold only in Las Vegas — that has become available nationwide.
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In a warehouse an hour west of London, robots zip across a grid of thousands of crates filled with groceries, picking up cartons of milk, heads of broccoli, tubs of lemon sorbet, cans of tomato soup, and whatever else Britons might want for dinner.
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Sundaes, milkshakes, sorbet and floats are all on the menu at The Soda Fountain.
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Grab and cup and a spoon at the convenience store chain to get the deals on Swirl World ice creams, yogurts, sorbets and Italian ice with 40 toppings to choose from as part of a summer promotion.
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Meal includes choice of salad or taquito and flan or sorbet for dessert.
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And her vegan Coconut Lemongrass sorbet is an homage to the Tom kha soup from Jitlada in Thai Town.
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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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