Surbetes (en. Sorbets)

soor-beh-tes

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog
noun
A type of frozen dessert made from pure fruit, water, and sugar.
I love mango sorbet in the summer.
Mahilig ako sa surbetes na gawa sa mangga sa tag-init.
A sweet dessert that usually does not contain milk.
She ordered strawberry sorbet without milk.
Nag-order siya ng strawberry surbetes na walang gatas.

Etymology

from the Spanish 'sorbetes'

Common Phrases and Expressions

fruit sorbet
A specific type of sorbet made from fruit.
surbetes ng prutas

Related Words

sorbet
A flavored water that turns into a frozen dessert.
sorbete

Slang Meanings

Super fun or wave of happiness.
Wow, the party was so surbetes last night! It lasted until dawn.
Grabe, ang surbetes ng party kagabi! Tumagal hanggang madaling araw.
Because of extreme joy, people start to get wild.
Because of the surbetes, they started dancing in the middle of the street!
Dahil sa surbetes, nagsimula silang sumayaw sa gitna ng kalsada!