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sorbete

sorbet

noun sohr-BEH-teh Rare

Origin: From Arabic sharbāt, via Ottoman Turkish.

Also means

drinking straw (Latin America)

Usage Note

Sorbete in Spain and most of Latin America means a fruit-flavored frozen dessert (sorbet/sherbet). However, in several Latin American countries — including Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru — sorbete is the everyday word for a drinking straw, equivalent to pajita (Spain) or popote (Mexico). Context resolves the ambiguity easily.

Examples

"Pedí un sorbete de limón de postre."

Natural Translation

I ordered a lemon sorbet for dessert.

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