sherbet
/'ʃə:bət/
Definition
- Noun:
- A frozen dessert: A sweet, frozen food item, similar to ice cream or sorbet, but typically made with fruit juice, sugar, and often containing milk, egg white, or gelatin, which gives it a slightly creamy texture.
Usage
- Sherbet is served as a cold, refreshing dessert or snack. It is lighter than ice cream but often creamier than a pure fruit sorbet due to the inclusion of dairy or other ingredients.
Examples
- Noun:
- For dessert, we had a scoop of orange sherbet.
- She prefers raspberry sherbet to chocolate ice cream on a hot day.
Advanced Usage
- "Sherbet" vs. "Sorbet": While often used interchangeably in casual conversation, "sherbet" (American English) typically contains a small amount of dairy (like milk or buttermilk) or egg white, whereas "sorbet" is usually dairy-free and made purely from fruit and sugar.
- The lemon sorbet was intensely tart, while the orange sherbet was creamier.
Variants and Related Words
- Sorbet (n): A frozen dessert made of sweetened water and fruit purée or juice, without dairy.
- The restaurant offers a palate-cleansing mango sorbet between courses.
Synonyms
- Frozen dessert
- Ice (in a general, non-specific sense)
Related Phrases
- Sherbet powder (n): In British English, this can refer to a fizzy, sweet powder eaten as candy or used to make a fizzy drink, which is distinct from the frozen dessert.
- As a child, he loved dipping a licorice stick into a bag of sherbet powder.
Noun
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a frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice and sugar, but also containing milk or egg-white or gelatin
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