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
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.

