syrup
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Old French sirop, from Arabic شراب (šarāb), “‘beverage’”), from شرب (šáriba), “‘to drink’”).
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syrup (countable and uncountable; plural syrups)
- Any thick liquid that is added to or poured over food as a flavouring and has a high sugar content. Also any viscous liquid.
- maple syrup
- pancake syrup
- (Cockney rhyming slang; shortened from syrup of figs) A wig.
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liquid