sirup

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English [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

  • syrup generally considered standard

Etymology [edit]

French sirop. (Compare Italian siroppo, Spanish jarabe, jarope, Late Latin siruppus, syrupus, from Arabic شراب (šarāb, a drink, wine, coffee, syrup)). Compare sherbet.

Noun [edit]

sirup (plural sirups)

  1. (obsolete) A thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits, herbs, etc., boiled with sugar.
  2. (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.
    • Lucent sirups tinct with cinnamon. --John Keats.

Derived terms [edit]

  • Mixing sirup. See the Note under Dextrose.

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Czech [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /sɪrʊp/

Noun [edit]

sirup m

  1. syrup (liquid)

Serbo-Croatian [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /sǐrup/
  • Hyphenation: si‧rup

Noun [edit]

sìrup m (Cyrillic spelling сѝруп)

  1. syrup

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