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Sirup

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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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Word Origin & History

syrup 
1392, from O.Fr. sirop (13c.), and perhaps from It. siroppo, both from Arabic sharab "beverage, wine," lit. "something drunk," from verb shariba "he drank" (cf. sherbet). Sp. jarabe, jarope, O.Prov. eissarop are from Arabic; It. sciroppo is via M.L. sirupus.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: syr·up
Variant: also sir·up /'s&r-&p, 'sir-&p/
Function: noun
: a thick sticky liquid consisting of aconcentrated solution of sugar and water with or without the addition of a flavoring agent or medicinal substance <syrup of codeine> —syr·upy or sir·upy /-E/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

syrup syr·up (sĭr'əp, sûr'-)
n.
A concentrated solution of sugar in water, often used as a vehicle for medicine.

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