Sherbet

[GRLMGC]

Is it sherbet or sherbert? It's cool and delicious but I don't know how to pronounce it correctly :(

[Kire]

1. It might be Sorbet.

but I think not

[GRLMGC]

2. well I can pronounce that

Four years of French. At least I learned something

[Kire]

8. I took two years of Latin.

I can say "Veni, Vidi, Vici".

Now, what does that mean, again?

[bobbieinok]

10. I came, I saw, I conquered

vidi..........I saw

..\/.............1st German sound shift

..wit, witty.....low German, eg English

..\/.............2nd German sound shift

..wissen.........high German, eg standard German; means to know

..IOW, what you know is what you saw....at least according to etymology

[Karenca]

3. sherbert

i think it sherbert....sorbet is something different.

[GRLMGC]

5. yeah, huh?

That's how I always say it but then I read it and I feel unsure.

[mcscajun]

7. Yup...quite different.

Sherbet - water ice that has beaten egg whites or a little dissolved gelatine added. Milk is used instead of water for milk sherbets

Sorbet - water ice flavored with several kinds of fruit

[Rick Myers]

4. It's cheaper than ice cream

and it's BETTER!!!!

Love it!

[mcscajun]

6. Sorbet and Sherbet are the correct spelling

of the different frozen desserts. Both Delightful. :)

Soar-bay

Sher-bet

[Karenca]

9. My dictionary allows both spellings...so we're all right.......

Main Entry: sher·bet
Pronunciation: 'sh&r-b&t
Variant(s): also sher.bert /-b&rt/
Function: noun
Etymology: Turk & Persian; Turkish serbet, from Persian sharbat, from Arabic sharbah drink
Date: 1603
1 : a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice
2 : an ice with milk, egg white, or gelatin added

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