SHERBETS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Sherbet

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

early 17th century: from Turkish şerbet, Persian šerbet, from Arabic šarba ‘drink’, from šariba ‘to drink’. Compare with syrup

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈʃəːbət
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a flavoured sweet effervescent powder eaten alone or made into a drink

Short Definition:

flavoured sweet effervescent powder eaten alone or made into drink

Examples:
  • disks of fruit-flavoured rice paper filled with sherbet
Definition:

(especially in Arab countries) a cooling drink of sweet diluted fruit juices

Short Definition:

cooling drink of sweet diluted fruit juices

Examples:
  • the ladies floated around in diaphanous silks and served sherbet and other refreshments
Definition:

water ice; sorbet.

Short Definition:

water ice

Definition:

beer

Short Definition:

beer

Examples:
  • I went down the local pub for a few sherbets

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