sherbet
UK[ˈʃɜːbət]US[ˈʃɜːrbət]
n
a frozen dessert made from fruit juice, sugar, water, and milk or cream.
n
a sweet, fizzy powder eaten as a candy or used to make a drink.
Etymology
the word 'sherbet' entered english in the early 17th century from turkish 'şerbet', which itself derived from persian 'sharbat'. the persian term originates from the arabic 'sharba', meaning 'a drink', from the verb 'shariba', 'to drink'. this etymological journey, from a general term for a beverage in arabic to a specific sweetened and often frozen dessert in english, illustrates the cultural transmission of food and drink concepts, with the word's form and meaning adapting as it moved across languages and regions.
Analysis
this word is a loanword adopted as a single unit into english. it does not contain separable morphemes based on its current english spelling.
Examples
we bought lemon sherbet from the ice cream van.
he poured some orange sherbet powder onto his palm and licked it.
the recipe for the sorbet was simpler than the one for the creamy sherbet.