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Webster 1913 Edition

Syrup

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Sir′up

Syr′up

}
,
Noun.
[F.
sirop
(cf. It.
siroppo
, Sp.
jarabe
,
jarope
, LL.
siruppus
,
syrupus
), fr. Ar.
sharāb
a drink, wine, coffee, sirup. Cf.
Sherbet
.]
1.
A thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits, herbs, etc., boiled with sugar.
2.
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.
Keats.
Mixing sirup
.
See the Note under
Dextrose
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Syrup

SYRUP.

[See Sirup.]

Definition 2024

syrup

syrup

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Noun

syrup ‎(countable and uncountable, plural syrups)

  1. 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
    peaches in syrup
  2. (Cockney rhyming slang; shortened from syrup of figs) A wig.

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Etymology

From Middle English sirup, from Old French sirop, from Medieval Latin siruppus, syrupus, from Arabic شَرَاب ‎(šarāb, “a drink, beverage, wine, coffee, syrup”), from شَرِبَ ‎(šariba, “to drink”). Related to sorbet, sherbet. Compare French sirop, Italian siroppo, Spanish jarabe, jarope, Portuguese xarope and Dutch siroop.

The first known use of the spelling sirup was in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɪɹəp/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɪɹəp/, /ˈsiː.ɹəp/, /ˈsɝ.əp/

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