SORBET Meaning of SORBET in English [ 'sɔ:beɪ , -bɪt ]■ noun1》 a water ice. 2》 archaic an Arabian sherbet.OriginC16: from Fr., from Ital. ~to , from Turk. şerbet , based on Arab. šariba 'to drink'; cf. sherbet . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004