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Sorbet

Noun

sor=bet

WORDNET DICTIONARY

sorbet(n = noun.food) water ice - an ice containing no milk but having a mushy consistency; usually made from fruit juice; Array

is a kind of frappe, ice

Sorbet, n. [F. sorbet or It. sorbetto or Sp. sorbete, from the same source as E. sherbet. See Sherbet.].

A kind of beverage; sherbet. Smolett. [1913 Webster]

Sorbet, n.
1 a water-ice.
2 sherbet.

Etymology

F f. It. sorbetto f. Turk. serbet f. Arab. sarba to drink: cf. SHERBET

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