sirup
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- SAMPA: /sIr@p/
[edit] Alternative spellings
- syrup generally considered standard
[edit] Etymology
French sirop. (Compare Italian siroppo, Spanish jarabe, jarope, Late Latin siruppus, syrupus, from Arabic شراب (šarāb), “‘a drink, wine, coffee, syrup’”). Compare sherbet
[edit] Noun
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sirup (plural sirups)
- (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.
- Quotations
[edit] Derived terms
- Mixing sirup. See the Note under Dextrose.
[edit] Translations
syrup
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[edit] Croatian
[edit] Noun
sirup m. sg.

