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sir⋅up

  [sir-uhp, sur-]
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–noun, verb (used with object)
syrup.

syr⋅up

  [sir-uhp, sur-]
–noun
1. any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
2. any of various preparations consisting of fruit juices, water, etc., boiled with sugar: raspberry syrup.
3. Pharmacology. a concentrated sugar solution that contains medication or flavoring.
4. simple syrup.
–verb (used with object)
5. to bring to the form or consistency of syrup.
6. to cover, fill, or sweeten with syrup.
Also, sirup.

Origin:
1350–1400; < ML syrupus < Ar sharāb a drink; r. ME sirop < MF < ML, as above

Related forms:
syr⋅up⋅like, adjective
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sir·up   (sĭr'əp, sûr'-)   
n.  Variant of syrup.
syr·up also sir·up   (sĭr'əp, sûr'-)   
n.  
  1. A thick, sweet, sticky liquid, consisting of a sugar base, natural or artificial flavorings, and water.
  2. The juice of a fruit or plant boiled with sugar until thick and sticky.
  3. A concentrated solution of sugar in water, often used as a vehicle for medicine.

[Middle English sirup, from Old French sirop, from Medieval Latin siropus, from Arabic šarāb, from šariba, to drink; see śrb in Semitic roots.]
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Sirup

Sir"up\Syrup \Syr"up\, n. [F. sirop (cf. It. siroppo, Sp. jarabe, jarope, LL. siruppus, syrupus), fr. Ar. shar[=a]b a drink, wine, coffee, sirup. Cf. Sherbet.]

1. A thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits, herbs, etc., boiled with sugar.

2. 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.

Lucent sirups tinct with cinnamon. --Keats.

Mixing sirup. See the Note under Dextrose.
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Language Translation for : Sirup
Spanish: jarabe; almíbar,
German: der Sirup,
Japanese: シロップ
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