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syrup

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪ.ɹəp/

The English word “syrup” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Any thick liquid that has a high sugar content and which is added to or poured over food as a flavoring.
  2. Any viscous liquid.
  3. Anything overly sweet or sentimental.
  4. A wig.

verb

  1. To convert or process into syrup.
  2. To add syrup to.
  3. To sabotage (a vehicle) by pouring syrup into the gas tank.

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”). Doublet of sirop. Related to sorbet, sherbet, sharbat. Compare French sirop, Italian siroppo, sciroppo, Spanish jarabe, jarope, Portuguese xarope, and Dutch siroop and stroop. The first known use of the…

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