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sorbet
noun
[ ˈsɔːbeɪ ]
• a water ice.
• "a delicious fruit sorbet"
• an Arabian sherbet.
Origin:
late 16th century: from French, from Italian sorbetto, from Turkish şerbet, based on Arabic šariba ‘to drink’; compare with sherbet.