syrup
noun/ˈsɪrəp/
/ˈsɪrəp/
[uncountable, countable]- a sweet liquid made from sugar and water, often used in cans of fruit
- pears in syrup
- a tin of peaches in thick syrup
- any thick sweet liquid made with sugar, used especially as a sauce see also corn syrup, golden syrup, maple syrupTopics Foodc1
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French sirop or medieval Latin siropus, from Arabic šarāb ‘beverage’; compare with sherbet.
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