English
Pronunciation
SAMPA: /sIr@p/
Alternative spellings
syrup generally considered standard
Etymology
French sirop. (Compsre Italian siroppo, Spanish jarabe, jarope, Late Latin siruppus, syrupus, from Arabic shar[a]b a drink, wine, coffee, sirup. Compare Sherbet
Noun
en-noun
- obsolete A thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits, herbs, etc., boiled with sugar.
- obsolete A thick and viscid saccharine solution of superior quality (as sugarhouse sirup or molasses, maple sirup); specifically, in pharmacy and often in cookery, a saturated solution of sugar and water (simple sirup), or such a solution flavored or medicated.
#:Quotations
#:*Lucent sirups tinct with cinnamon. --w:Keats.
Derived terms
Mixing sirup. See the Note under Dextrose.
Translations
Finnish: siirappi (1)
Swedish: sirap (1)
Croatian
Noun
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