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sherbert

sherbert

1 6.3
A cold sweet dessert that uses fruit juice and sometimes milk
  • noun
  • /ˈʃɜːrbərt/
  • US
translation icon : sorbete
  • But OK, You know the ice cream that is rainbow Sherbert, right?

This tastes like I'm drinking one of those sherbert cakes.

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Examples

  • She served vibrant orange sherbert at the party, and everyone loved its delicious flavor.

  • I shall have a sherbert.

  • And one Oregon boysenberry sherbert.

  • My mom, we used to be poor and my mom would buy this sherbert cake and it was in the shape of a loaf of bread.

  • They have refreshing summer flavors like popsicle, firecracker, rainbow sherbert, you know it.

  • On a hot day, nothing beats a cold scoop of sherbert made with fresh fruit juice.

  • For dessert, we enjoyed a fruity sherbert that was both refreshing and sweet.

Synonyms

ice
vssherbert
  • US
414 1.0

A cold sweet dessert made from fruit juice and sugar without milk

often includes milk, egg white, or gelatin rather than being milk free
sorbet
vssherbert
16 2.7

A frozen sweet made from fruit juice or crushed fruit without milk, with a soft, slushy texture

is usually made with milk, egg white, or gelatin so is creamier
sherbet
vssherbert
  • US
5 2.0

A sweet frozen dessert made from fruit juice, sugar, and sometimes milk or egg white

is an alternate spelling used for the same item
frozen dessert
vssherbert
1 2.7

A sweet cold food made by freezing milk or fruit

is narrower, referring to a fruit juice based frozen treat rather than many kinds

How Dairy

ice cream
403 1.0
gelato
23 2.5
sherbert
  • US
1 6.3
sorbet
16 2.7

Surface Forms

sherbert singular
sherberts plural

Etymology

Sherbert comes from the Persian word sharbat, which means 'drink' and came into English through Turkish. It first named a sweet fruit drink and later a frozen fruity treat, so sherbert now means a sweet frozen dessert.