sorb

Pronunciation: /sɔɹb/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun acid gritty-textured fruit
  2. verb take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French sorbier (the tree), sorbe (the fruit), from Latin sorbus (the tree), sorbum (the fruit). See service tree.

In classic literature

Synonyms

sorb apple

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
edible fruit

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