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sorbet
sorbet A water‐ice containing sugar, water, and flavouring (commonly fruit juice or pulp). Also known as sherbet (from the Arabic) and granita (Italian). Believed to originate from charbet, made with fruit and snow from the mountains of Lebanon, and offered to Richard I by Saladin as a peace offering
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DAVID A. BENDER. "sorbet." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "sorbet." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-sorbet.html DAVID A. BENDER. "sorbet." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-sorbet.html |
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sor·bet / sôrˈbā; ˈsôrbit/ • n. a dessert consisting of frozen fruit juice or flavored water and sugar. ∎ archaic an Arabian sherbet. |
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"sorbet." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sorbet." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-sorbet.html "sorbet." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-sorbet.html |
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sorbet
sorbet XVI. — F. — It. sorbetto — Turk. ṣerbet SHERBET
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T. F. HOAD. "sorbet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "sorbet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-sorbet.html T. F. HOAD. "sorbet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-sorbet.html |
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sorbet
•abbé • thebe • sickbay • yohimbe
•flambé • sorbet • rosebay
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"sorbet." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sorbet." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-sorbet.html "sorbet." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-sorbet.html |
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