English Words from Arabic
sherbet
الشَّرْبَة
sharba
The meaning changed on the way: in America sherbet is a frozen dessert of fruit juice and sugar, in Britain a fizzy sweet powder.
- Meaning in Arabic
- a drink
- Arabic today says
- الشَّرْبات
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