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sorbet definition

sor·bet (sôr bā′, sôr′bət)

noun

a tart ice, as of fruit juice, served as a dessert or, sometimes, between courses of a meal to refresh the palate

Etymology: Fr < It sorbetto < Ar sharba(t): see sherbet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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