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sherbet

/ˈʃɜːbət/SHUR-buht
/ˈʃɝbət/SHUR-buht

Meaningto drink

Common meaning: a sweet fruit drink or powder

Journey through time

  1. Arabicshariba‘he drank’source
  2. Arabicmeaning shiftshe drank → a drinksharbat‘a drink’source
  3. Englishsherbet‘a sweet fruit drink or powder’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Arabic shariba ‘to drink’.

Roots

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