sherbet

1. (countable, uncountable)A dessert of frozen fruit juice with a dairy product such as milk added; a sorbet with dairy ingredients.

   Sorbet, Scherbet, Fruchteis

   шербе́тšerbét

   шербе́тšerbét

   a frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice and sugar, but also containing milk or egg-white or gelatin

2. (countable, uncountable)An effervescent powder made of bicarbonate of soda, sugar and flavourings, intended to be eaten alone or mixed with water to make a drink.

   Brausepulver

3. (countable, uncountable)A traditional West and South Asian sweet drink prepared from fruits or flower petals.

   шербе́тšerbét

   шербе́тšerbét

4. (Australia, UK, countable, slang, uncountable)An alcoholic drink, especially beer.

1. Let's eat melon sherbet and chocolate ganache cake.

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2. When it's this hot, the only thing I feel like eating is a lemon snow cone or sherbet.

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3. In North America, the word "sherbet" refers to a sorbet with milk.

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4. Excuse me, I'd like a double scoop of mint chocolate chip and orange sherbet in a regular-size cone please.

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5. Excuse me, I'd like two regular size cones - one with chocolate mint, and the other with orange sherbet, please.

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• sherbertUS alternative proscribed sometimes