Etymology

sharbat

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Today it means: A West and South Asian sweet drink prepared from fruits or flower petals; a sherbet. Full definition →

Hindustani ← Classical Persian شَرْبَت
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  1. Classical Persian · derived fromشَرْبَت
  2. Hindustani · borrowed from
  3. English todaysharbat

Borrowed from Hindustani, from Classical Persian شَرْبَت (šarbat). Doublet of sherbet and sorbet.

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