sherbet
/ˈʃɜːbət/noun
उच्चारण शर्बट
शरबत
Core word
noun
- 1
[C/U]
a sweet cold drink made with fruit juice or flavoured syrup and water, popular in South Asia and the Middle East
शरबत
- Grandmother served us rose sherbet on a hot afternoon.
- Bel sherbet is a popular summer drink in north India.
- 2
[U] British
a sweet powder that fizzes in the mouth, eaten as a sweet
मुँह में झाग देने वाला मीठा पाउडर
- The children shared a packet of lemon sherbet.
- The sweet shop sold sherbet in little paper packets.
- 3
[C/U] North American
a frozen dessert made from fruit juice, sugar and often milk
फलों से बनी जमी हुई मिठाई
- We had orange sherbet after dinner.
- Mango sherbet was the dessert of the day.
Synonyms sorbet
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Persian and Turkish word sharbat, which is also the source of Hindi शरबत.
यह Persian और Turkish शब्द sharbat से आया है, जिससे Hindi का शरबत भी बना है।