单词 | sherbet |
释义 | sherbet[ shur-bit ] / ˈʃɜr bɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sherbet ON THESAURUS.COM nounSometimes sher·bert [shur-burt] /ˈʃɜr bɜrt/ . a frozen dessert made with sweetened fruit juice or purée, typically containing milk or cream, with egg white or gelatin often added. a traditional Middle Eastern drink made of sweetened fruit juice diluted with water and ice. Chiefly British. a sweetened powder moistened in the mouth and eaten as a fizzy confection or mixed with water to make a fizzy drink. Origin of sherbetFirst recorded in 1595–1605; from Turkish şerbet, from Persian sharbat, from Arabic sharbah “a drink,” from shariba “to drink” WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sherbetice cream, sherbet , sorbetWords nearby sherbetSheppey, Sher, sherang, sherardize, Sheraton, sherbet, Sherborne, Sherbrooke, sherd, sheria, Sheridan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sherbetBritish Dictionary definitions for sherbetsherbet / (ˈʃɜːbət) / nouna fruit-flavoured slightly effervescent powder, eaten as a sweet or used to make a drinklemon sherbet US and Canadian a water ice made from fruit juice, egg whites, milk, etcAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): sorbet Australian slang beer a cooling Oriental drink of sweetened fruit juice Southern African informal a euphemistic word for shit taboo Word Origin for sherbetC17: from Turkish şerbet, from Persian sharbat, from Arabic sharbah drink, from shariba to drink Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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