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Sorbet
Sorbet (/sɔʁ.bɛ/) or sherbet is a frozen dessert made from sugar-sweetened water with flavoring – typically fruit juice, fruit purée, wine, liqueur or honey. The terminology is not settled, but generally sorbets do not contain dairy ingredients, while sherbets do.
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Sorbet (noun)
Frozen fruit juice, sometimes mixed with egg whites, used as dessert or between courses of a meal.
“After dinner we had an orange sorbet that was very refreshing.”
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Sherbet (noun)
A food of frozen fruit juice with a dairy product such as milk added; a sorbet with dairy ingredients.
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Sherbet (noun)
An effervescent powder made of bicarbonate of soda, sugar and flavourings, intended to be eaten alone or mixed with water to make a drink.
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Sherbet (noun)
A traditional West and South Asian sweet drink prepared from fruits or flower petals.
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Sherbet (noun)
An alcoholic drink, especially beer.