Syrup Meaning
/ˈsɪ.ɹəp/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAny thick liquid that has a high sugar content and which is added to or poured over food as a flavoring.
nounAny viscous liquid.
Sentence Examples
You must take this cough syrup.
The cough syrup has a licorice flavoring.
What syrup did you drizzle on your pancake?
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The doctor gave the child a spoonful of ____ to calm the cough.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He poured a lot of sweet maple ____ over his fresh and warm pancakes for his breakfast early this morning today.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"With jellies soother than the creamy curd, / And lucent syrops, tinct with cinnamon; [...]"
— 1819, John Keats, “The Eve of St. Agnes”, in Lamia, Isabella, the Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems, London: […] [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […], published 1820, →OCLC, stanza XXX, page 98:
"Eventually, he or his staunch public tired of his easy-listening syrup, so Price recorded gospel for the Myrrh label before semi-retiring to his Golden Cross Ranch in Texas."
— 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 266:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The doctor gave the child a spoonful of ____ to calm the cough.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He poured a lot of sweet maple ____ over his fresh and warm pancakes for his breakfast early this morning today.