sorbete

Latin

Verb

sorbēte

second-person plural present active imperative of sorbeō

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sorˈbete/, [sorˈβet̪e]

Etymology 1

Noun

sorbete m (plural sorbetes)

sorbet
(uncountable, El Salvador) ice cream
Synonym: helado

Alternative forms

sorbeto

Etymology 2

From sorber +‎ -ete.

Noun

sorbete m (plural sorbetes)

(countable, Puerto Rico) drinking straw

Alternative forms

sorbeto

Synonyms

(drinking straw): popote (Mexico), carrizo (Panama), pitillo (Colombia, Venezuela), pajilla (Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Spain)

Further reading

“sorbete” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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