sherbet

«sherbet» in Mova's school dictionary: a sweet fizzy powder eaten as a sweet, often with a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (sherbet — uncountable; a sherbet, sherbets)

meaning for a pupil

1) (UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland) Sherbet is a sweet fizzy powder eaten as a sweet, often with a lollipop or liquorice to dip. tree →

2) (USA) Sherbet is a frozen fruit dessert like a soft ice cream, made with a little milk. tree →

3) (Australia slang) «A sherbet» can mean a beer (old-fashioned). tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life children buy sherbet sweets (sherbet dip, sherbet lemons) or US sherbet as a dessert. In science, sherbet fizzes because acid and bicarbonate of soda react with water in your mouth. Phrases: «sherbet dip», «sherbet lemon», «orange sherbet».

examples

• I licked the lolly and dipped it in sherbet. tree →
• Sherbet fizzes on your tongue. tree →
• (USA) We had orange sherbet for dessert. tree →
• Sherbet lemons are my favourite sweets. tree →
• Each bag of sherbet costs 30p; 5 bags cost £1.50. tree →
• The sherbet fizzes because of a reaction between acid and soda. tree →

note

Spelling: sher-bet; many people say «sherbert» but the standard spelling has one r. Meaning changes by country: a fizzy powder in the UK and Australia, a frozen dessert in the USA.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sherbet» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.