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”).

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.t(ɨ)/

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

Noun

sorvete m (plural sorvetes)

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

Related terms

sorvetear
sorveteiro
sorveteria

Descendants

Hunsrik: Sorvett

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