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sorbet

noun
🔊/ˈsɔːbeɪ/
🔊/ˈsɔːrbət/
(British English also water ice)
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. a sweet frozen food made from sugar, water and fruit juice, often eaten as a dessert雪糕；冰糕Topics Foodc2
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French, from Italian sorbetto, from Turkish şerbet, based on Arabic šariba ‘to drink’; compare with sherbet.