sorbet
noun/ˈsɔːbeɪ/
/ˈsɔːrbət/
(British English also water ice)
[countable, uncountable]- a sweet frozen food made from sugar, water and fruit juice, often eaten as a dessertTopics Foodc2Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French, from Italian sorbetto, from Turkish şerbet, based on Arabic šariba ‘to drink’; compare with sherbet.
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