sirup

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Alternative spellings 1.3 Etymology 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 2 Croatian 2.1 Noun

[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

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.

   Quotations

   • Lucent sirups tinct with cinnamon. --w:Keats.

[edit] Derived terms

• Mixing sirup. See the Note under Dextrose.

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Croatian

[edit] Noun

sirup m. sg.

1. sirup