Etymology

sherbet

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Today it means: A dessert of frozen fruit juice with a dairy product such as milk added; a sorbet with dairy ingredients. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish شربت (şerbet) ← Classical Persian شَرْبَت (šarbat) ← Arabic شَرْبَة (šarba)
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The story

  1. Arabicشَرِبَ (šariba)
  2. Arabicشَرْبَة (šarba)
  3. Classical Persianشَرْبَت (šarbat)
  4. Ottoman Turkishشربت (şerbet)
  5. English todaysherbet

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شربت (şerbet), borrowed from Classical Persian شَرْبَت (šarbat), borrowed from Arabic شَرْبَة (šarba), from شَرِبَ (šariba). Doublet of sorbet and sharbat, related to syrup.

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