sorbet

noun

sor·​bet sȯr-ˈbā How to pronounce sorbet (audio)
also ˈsȯr-bət
: a usually fruit-flavored ice served as a dessert or between courses as a palate refresher

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My favorite dish was a pandan and coconut custard mochi cake served with coconut sorbet. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2025 After a decade of selling sorbets at the Poway Farmers Market, So Cal Famous Beach Ice opened its first retail outlet in Poway on July 6. Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025 The third course dessert choices are pumpkin pie, chocolate pie and sorbet. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 Nov. 2025 Also, more than a few of those there were more familiar with their salad, entrée and sorbet desert than the entertainment issues the 85-year-old Hollywood mandarin was detailing. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sorbet

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of sorbet was in 1864

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“Sorbet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sorbet. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.

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sorbet

noun
sor·​bet sȯr-ˈbā How to pronounce sorbet (audio)
: a fruit-flavored ice served especially as a dessert
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