: a usually fruit-flavored ice served as a dessert or between courses as a palate refresher
Examples of sorbet in a Sentence
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Treat yourself all season long with this ice cream maker that can also be used to create other sweet treats such as sorbet and frozen yogurt.—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024 His version was served with a melon sorbet with avocado yogurt, candied seaweed and a condensed milk stamp.—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 19 June 2024 Tart: Elusive tart varieties, such as Montmorency, make a brief appearance mid-July through early August to star in pies, jams, sorbets, and sauces.—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2024 At the restaurant, her Virgin Ice Cream Bar offers a handful of ice cream flavors (including vanilla bean and butter pecan), treats like milkshakes and floats and the shop's signature sorbet made with strawberries and Faygo Redpop.—Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for sorbet
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Word History
Etymology
French, from Middle French, sweetened fruit juice, from Old Italian sorbetto, from Turkish şerbet — more at sherbet
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