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sorbet

/sɔɹˈbeɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
sor-bet
IPA
/sɔɹˈbeɪ/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Frozen fruit juice, sometimes mixed with egg whites, eaten as dessert or between courses of a meal.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic شَرِبَ (šariba)der. Arabic شَرْبَة (šarba)bor. Classical Persian شَرْبَت (šarbat)bor. Ottoman Turkish شربت (şerbet)bor. Italian sorbettobor. Middle French sorbetbor. English sorbet Borrowed from Middle French sorbet, borrowed from Italian sorbetto, borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شربت (şerbet), borrowed from Classical Persian شَرْبَت (šarbat), borrowed from Arabic شَرْبَة (šarba), from شَرِبَ (šariba). Doublet of sherbet and sharbat, related to syrup.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sɔɹˈbeɪ/
  • British English: /ˈsɔːbeɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

sorbets (plural)

Derived Forms

sorbetlike

Frequently Paired Words

sherbet

Synonyms

ice Italian ice water ice

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce sorbet?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɔɹˈbeɪ/.
What does sorbet mean?
Frozen fruit juice, sometimes mixed with egg whites, eaten as dessert or between courses of a meal.
Where does sorbet come from?
Etymology tree Arabic شَرِبَ (šariba)der. Arabic شَرْبَة (šarba)bor. Classical Persian شَرْبَت (šarbat)bor. Ottoman Turkish شربت (şerbet)bor. Italian sorbettobor. Middle French sorbetbor. English sorbet Borrowed from Middle French sorbet, borrowed from Italian sorbetto, borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شربت (şerbet), borrowed from Classical Persian شَرْبَت (šarbat), borrowed from Arabic شَرْبَة (šarba), from شَرِبَ (šariba). Doublet of sherbet and sharbat, related to syrup.

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