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syr⋅up
[sir-uh
p, 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
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. |
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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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