: a usually fruit-flavored ice served as a dessert or between courses as a palate refresher
Examples of sorbet in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebDessert was a pair of sorbets, raspberry and lemon, that tasted like July itself.—Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024 To make this eye catching sweet, layer confetti cake with swirls of mango and raspberry sorbet.—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2024 Cherry Rosé Float Place two scoops of cherry sorbet in a champagne flute.—Kate Ramos, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2024 Our favorite feature, though, is the range of fun colors: pink sorbet, crystal mint, and blue couture.—Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2024 Ice cream, frozen custard, sorbet:Must-try flavors, according to 12 metro Detroit shops
Bombshell Treat Bar got its start in 2020, shortly after the pandemic.—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 17 Apr. 2024 Both sorbet and ice cream came out with a thick, creamy consistency.—Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024 Also on offer was the trou normand, or Norman hole—a shot of Calvados served over apple sorbet, which is said to counteract the sensation of a full stomach.—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024 The ice cream and sorbet were dense and creamy, without being runny or crystallized.—Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
French, from Middle French, sweetened fruit juice, from Old Italian sorbetto, from Turkish şerbet — more at sherbet
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