Etymology

sorbet

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Today it means: Frozen fruit juice, sometimes mixed with egg whites, eaten as dessert or between courses of a meal. Full definition →

Middle French sorbet ← Italian sorbetto ← Ottoman Turkish شربت (şerbet)
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The story

  1. Arabicشَرِبَ (šariba)
  2. Arabicشَرْبَة (šarba)
  3. Classical Persianشَرْبَت (šarbat)
  4. Ottoman Turkishشربت (şerbet)
  5. Italiansorbetto
  6. Middle Frenchsorbet
  7. English todaysorbet

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

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