SORBET


Meaning of SORBET in English

[ 'sɔ:beɪ , -bɪt ]

■ noun

1》 a water ice.

2》 archaic an Arabian sherbet.

Origin

C16: 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.