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"Sorbet" is a noun which is often translated as "el sorbete", and "sherbet" is a noun which is also often translated as "el sorbete". Learn more about the difference between "sorbet" and "sherbet" below.
sorbet(
sor
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bey
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (culinary)
a. el sorbete (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Yolanda ordered a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and I ordered a scoop of lime sorbet.Yolanda pidió una bola de helado de vainilla y yo pedí una bola de sorbete de limón.
c. el helado de agua (M) (Mexico) (Southern Cone)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Mexico
I'm lactose intolerant, so I'll have a sorbet instead of an ice cream.Soy intolerante a la lactosa, así que dame un helado de agua en lugar de un helado de crema.
sherbet(
shuhr
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buhrt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el sorbete (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Lisa enjoyed a refreshing bowl of raspberry sherbet after dinner.Lisa disfrutó de un plato refrescante de sorbete de frambuesa después de la cena.
Where did you get that ice cream? - It's a sherbet, and Mom bought it for me.¿De dónde sacaste ese helado? - Es un sorbeto, y me lo compró mamá.
b. la nieve (F) (Mexico)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Mexico
Orange sherbet is especially delicious on a hot summer day.La nieve de naranja es especialmente deliciosa en un caluroso día de verano.
a. el polvo azucarado (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Randy dipped his lollipop into the bag of sherbet and sucked on it.Randy metió su paleta en la bolsa de polvo azucarado y la chupó.
