sorvete

Portuguese

Etymology

  • Borrowed from French sorbet, from Middle French sorbet, borrowed from Italian sorbetto, borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شربت (şerbet), borrowed from Classical Persian شَرْبَت (šarbat), borrowed from Arabic شَرْبَة (šarba), from شَرِبَ (šariba). Doublet of sorvete. Compare Salvadoran Spanish sorbete (ice cream). Doublet of sorbet.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /soʁˈve.t͡ʃi/ [soɦˈve.t͡ʃi]
      • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /soɾˈve.t͡ʃi/
      • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /soʁˈve.t͡ʃi/
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /soɻˈve.te/
     

    • Rhymes: (Brazil) -et͡ʃi, (Portugal) -etɨ
    • Hyphenation: sor‧ve‧te

    Noun

    sorvete m (plural sorvetes)

    1. sorbet (frozen fruit juice)
      Synonym: sorbet
    2. ice cream (dessert)
      Synonym: (Portugal) gelado

    Descendants

    • Hunsrik: Sorvett, Sërvett

    Further reading