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sorbet Definition

sor·bet (sôr bā, sôrbət)

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

sorbet Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • make: Deserts could be Coconut, Chocolate or Rum Tart, or sorbet made from local fruits.
  • serve: Our other choice was the passion fruit sorbet served with fresh fruit, £ 4.00.
  • flavor: You can also flavor the sorbet with cardamom pods or try crushed coriander seeds.
  • include: Apart from ice-cream these include sorbets, water ice, fruit ice, frozen desserts and iced smoothies.
  • have: We also had a final sorbet included in our teas which was an excellent finish.

Adjective modifier

  • lemon: Why not try the juicy liqueur cherry in rich dark chocolate, sharp lemon sorbet or deep roast coffee?
  • strawberry: White chocolate mousse ( £ 4.95 ) in wicked dark chocolate sauce was served with delectable strawberry sorbet I have ever tasted.
  • refreshing: Sample a taste of summer and indulge in a deliciously refreshing sorbet with new bottlegreen simply sorbet push ups.
  • coconut: I went for the simple raspberry & coconut sorbet, what a great contrast.
  • orange: Some of the most delicious weve tried for a baby shower are as simple as orange juice, Sprite, and orange sorbet.
  • peach: We rounded off our meal with an exotic strawberry and peach sorbet, chosen form a simple yet very sympathetic dessert menu.

Modifies a noun

dish: The sorbet dish was a real tour de force.

Noun used with modifier

  • raspberry: My lemon tart, which I would have preferred a little sharper, came with a stunning raspberry sorbet.
  • champagne: Available also are 8 real fruit and Champagne sorbets.
  • fruit: Serve the grilled fruit with fruit sorbet for a tropical dessert.
  • passion: Our other choice was the passion fruit sorbet served with fresh fruit, £ 4.00.
  • chocolate: My guest indulged in a bitter chocolate sorbet, which she said was a very rich and satisfying conclusion to her meal.
  • rhubarb: But the strawberry sorbet and biscotti were both excellent, as was the lemon crème brulée with rhubarb sorbet.

Browse dictionary entries near sorbet

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  3. sora
  4. soprano
  5. sopranino
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  7. sopping
  8. soporific
  9. sopor
  10. -sophy
  1. Sorbian
  2. sorbic acid
  3. sorbitol
  4. Sorbonne
  5. sorbose
  6. sorcerer
  7. sorceress
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