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

Desserts include sorbets and ice creams, mousse au chocolat and la tarte au citron. —Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

Pair dragon fruit—the pink, mildly sweet flesh of the funky tropical fruit—with mini dragon egg-sized scoops of melon sorbet and effervescent Prosecco. —Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2025

At Libre, her mezcal and dessert bar, Gonzalez Martinez makes a strawberry chamoy thick enough to pipe onto pineapple sorbet and mixes chamoy with pickle brine from a local company for a unique version of pickled chamoy. —The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025

Dessert comes with two Spice-only options, the matcha crepe cake and the mango amazake sorbet. —Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 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