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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A simple dessert of meringue cookies and raspberry sorbet is a perfect ending.
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This new quick-service market and cafe attached to Herb & Wood restaurant serves fresh-churned ice cream flavors created by pastry chef Adrian Mendoza, including this sweet and herby sorbet that’s sold by the scoop or the pint.
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Go for the dessert trio (mixed berry cobbler, creme brulee and sorbet).
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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
First Known Use: 1864
SORBET Defined for English Language Learners
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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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