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Definition of sherbet noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sherbet

noun
 
/ˈʃɜːbət/
 
/ˈʃɜːrbət/
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  1. [uncountable] (British English) a powder that tastes of fruit and fizzes when you put it in your mouth, eaten as a sweetTopics Foodc2
  2. [countable, uncountable] (North American English, becoming old-fashioned)
    (also sorbet British and North American English, British English also water ice)
    a sweet frozen food made from sugar, water and fruit juice, often eaten as a dessert
    3. Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Turkish şerbet, Persian šerbet, from Arabic šarba ‘drink’, from šariba ‘to drink’. Compare with syrup.
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