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Plural of sherbet

regular plural

The plural of sherbet is sherbets.

Forms of sherbet

Singularsherbet /ˈʃɜː.bət/
Pluralsherbets
Countablecountable and uncountable

Sherbets in a sentence

  • All the dealers would steam into his cabin for a few sherbets after work, and to listen to his bollocks.2014, Peter Smith, Confessions of a Dice Dealer, page 105
  • Throughout Mexico, paletas are made with fresh fruit and not much sugar, pretty much the opposite of commercial sorbets and sherbets sold here.2008 June 18, Mark Bittman, “Mexican Summer on a Stick”, in New York Times. From the entry paleta

Meaning of sherbet

  1. noun A dessert of frozen fruit juice with a dairy product such as milk added; a sorbet with dairy ingredients.
  2. noun An effervescent powder made of bicarbonate of soda, sugar and flavourings, intended to be eaten alone or mixed with water to make a drink.
  3. noun A traditional West and South Asian sweet drink prepared from fruits or flower petals.

Full definition of sherbet

Questions about the plural of sherbet

What is the plural of sherbet?
The plural of sherbet is sherbets.
Is sherbet countable?
Sherbet is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sherbet (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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