ETYM Arabic sherbet, shorbet, sharbat, properly, one drink or sip, a draught, beverage, from shariba to drink. Related to Sorbet, Sirup, Shrub a drink.
1. A dessert item made of iced fruit juices.
2. A refreshing drink, common in the East, made of the juice of some fruit, diluted, sweetened, and flavored in various ways.

A carbonated beverage; pop.