Sorbet is a frozen dessert made from sweetened fruit juice or flavored water, without dairy. It is usually smooth, icy, and refreshing.
From French *sorbet*, from Italian *sorbetto*, from Turkish *şerbet*, from Arabic *sharba* “a drink,” related to *shariba* “to drink.” It started out as a sweet drink before becoming a frozen treat.
Sorbet and *sherbet* are long-lost cousins from the same Middle Eastern word for a sweet drink. What began as chilled drinks in hot climates slowly turned into the fancy frozen desserts on restaurant menus.
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