syrup

CEFRB1

/ˈsɪ.ɹəp/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A thick sweet liquid used on food or in drinks.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Any viscous liquid.

Examples

  • The cough syrup has a licorice flavoring.

  • What syrup did you drizzle on your pancake?

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Anything overly sweet or sentimental.

  2. Any thick liquid that has a high sugar content and which is added to or poured over food as a flavoring.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To convert or process into syrup.

More examples

In context

  • You must take this cough syrup.

  • pancake syrup

  • peaches in syrup

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Origin

noun

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 spelling sirup was in the 14th century.