sorvete

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French sorbet, from Old Italian sorbetto (“sherbet”), from Turkish şerbet, from Arabic شُرْبَة (šurba, “drink”). 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/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /suɾˈve.tɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /suɾˈbe.tɨ/ [suɾˈβe.tɨ]

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

Noun

sorvete m (plural sorvetes)

sorbet (frozen fruit juice)
(Brazil) ice cream (dessert)
Synonym: (Portugal) gelado

Related terms

Descendants

→ Hunsrik: Sorvett

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