sorbet

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See also: Sorbet and sörbet

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French sorbet, from Old Italian sorbetto, from Ottoman Turkish شربت (şerbet), from Arabic شَرْبَة (šarba, “drink”).

Doublet of sherbet and sharbat, related to syrup.

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Noun

sorbet (countable and uncountable, plural sorbets)

  1. Frozen fruit juice, sometimes mixed with egg whites, eaten as dessert or between courses of a meal.
    After dinner we had an orange sorbet that was very refreshing.

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French

Pronunciation

Noun

sorbet m (plural sorbets)

  1. sorbet, sherbet

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Latin

Verb

sorbet

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of sorbeō

Lombard

Alternative forms

  • sorbètt (Classical Milanese Orthography)

Pronunciation

  • (Milanese) IPA(key): /surˈbɛt/

Noun

sorbet m

  1. sorbet, sherbet, gelato

Derived terms

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from French sorbet, from Middle French, from Old Italian sorbetto, from Ottoman Turkish شربت (şerbet), from Persian شربت (šarbat), from Arabic شَرْبَة (šarba).

Pronunciation

Noun

sorbet m inan

  1. sorbet, sherbet (frozen fruit juice)

Declension

Declension of sorbet
singular plural
nominative sorbet sorbety
genitive sorbetu sorbetów
dative sorbetowi sorbetom
accusative sorbet sorbety
instrumental sorbetem sorbetami
locative sorbecie sorbetach
vocative sorbecie sorbety

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • sorbet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • sorbet in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French sorbet. Doublet of sorvete.

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Noun

sorbet m (uncountable)

  1. sorbet (frozen fruit juice)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French sorbet.

Pronunciation

Noun

sorbet n (plural sorbete or sorbeturi)

  1. sorbet

Declension

Declension of sorbet
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) sorbet sorbetul (niște) sorbete sorbetele
genitive/dative (unui) sorbet sorbetului (unor) sorbete sorbetelor
vocative sorbetule sorbetelor
Declension of sorbet
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) sorbet sorbetul (niște) sorbeturi sorbeturile
genitive/dative (unui) sorbet sorbetului (unor) sorbeturi sorbeturilor
vocative sorbetule sorbeturilor

Further reading

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