sherbet

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

sher·bet [sherbet sherbets] BrE [ˈʃɜːbət] NAmE [ˈʃɜːrbət] noun
1. uncountable (BrE)a powder that tastes of fruit and fizzes when you put it in your mouth, eaten as a sweet/candy
2. countable, uncountable (NAmE, becoming old-fashioned) = ↑sorbet

Word Origin:
early 17th cent.: from Turkish şerbet, Persian šerbet, from Arabic šarba ‘drink’, from šariba ‘to drink’. Compare with ↑syrup.