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sherbet definition

sher·bet (s̸hʉr′bət)

noun

  1. Brit. a beverage, originally from Asia, made of watered fruit juice and sugar and served cold
  2. a frozen dessert like an ice but with gelatin and, often, milk added
    also, erroneously, sherbert sher·bert (s̸hʉr′bərt)

Etymology: Turk ṣerbet < Ar sharba(t), a drink, var. of sharāb: see syrup

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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