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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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| syr·up also sir·up (sĭr'əp, sûr'-) n.
[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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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : syrup
Spanish:
jarabe; almíbar,
German:
der Sirup,
Japanese:
シロップ
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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
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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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