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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