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- Classical Persian · derived fromشَرْبَت
- Hindustani · borrowed from
- English todaysharbat
Borrowed from Hindustani, from Classical Persian شَرْبَت (šarbat). Doublet of sherbet and sorbet.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A West and South Asian sweet drink prepared from fruits or flower petals; a sherbet. Full definition →
Borrowed from Hindustani, from Classical Persian شَرْبَت (šarbat). Doublet of sherbet and sorbet.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.