sherbert

Definition of Sherbert in English :

1. sherbert, sherbet

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sherbert

noun

1.

a fruit-flavoured slightly effervescent powder, eaten as a sweet or used to make a drink

lemon sherbet

2. US and Canadian

a water ice made from fruit juice, egg whites, milk, etc

. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): sorbet

3. Australian slang

beer

4.

a cooling Oriental drink of sweetened fruit juice

5. South Africa informal a euphemistic word for shit

noun

1. British

a beverage, originally from Asia, made of watered fruit juice and sugar and served cold

2.

a frozen dessert like an ice but with gelatin and, often, milk added

: also, erroneously, sherbert (ˈʃɜrbərt ; shʉrˈbərt)

n.

1. also sher·bert (-bûrt′) A frozen dessert made mainly of fruit juice or fruit purée, usually with sugar and milk or cream.

2. Chiefly British A usually fruit-flavored effervescent powder, eaten as candy or made into a drink.

3. also sherbert Australian An alcoholic beverage, especially beer.