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- Dictionarysyr·up/ˈsirəp/
noun
- 1. a thick sweet liquid made by dissolving sugar in boiling water, often used for preserving fruit.
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Add to word list. a very sweet, thick liquid: Make a syrup by boiling 100 g sugar in 300 ml water. Corn syrup is used for sweetening drinks. maple syrup. Paul Poplis/PhotolibraryGettyImages. a type of sweet liquid medicine: cough syrup. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of SYRUP is a thick sticky solution of sugar and water often flavored or medicated. How to use syrup in a sentence.
noun. a solution of sugar dissolved in water and often flavoured with fruit juice: used for sweetening fruit, etc. any of various thick sweet liquids prepared for cooking or table use from molasses, sugars, etc. a liquid medicine containing a sugar solution for flavouring or preservation. informal. cloying sentimentality. slang. a wig. verb.
In cooking, syrup (less commonly sirup; from Arabic: شراب; sharāb, beverage, wine and Latin: sirupus) [1] is a condiment that is a thick, viscous liquid consisting primarily of a solution of sugar in water, containing a large amount of dissolved sugars but showing little tendency to deposit crystals.
a solution of sugar dissolved in water and often flavoured with fruit juice: used for sweetening fruit, etc. 2. any of various thick sweet liquids prepared for cooking or table use from molasses, sugars, etc. 3. a liquid medicine containing a sugar solution for flavouring or preservation.
SYRUP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of syrup in English. syrup. noun [ U ] us / ˈsɪr.əp / uk / ˈsɪr.əp / Add to word list. a very sweet, thick liquid: Make a syrup by boiling 1 cup sugar in 3 cups water. Corn syrup is used for sweetening drinks. maple syrup. Paul Poplis/PhotolibraryGettyImages.
Syrup is the thick, sweet liquid you pour on your blueberry pancakes. Maple syrup is just one of many deliciously sticky types of syrup. Syrup is a sweetener that dissolves in liquid more quickly and easily than sugar, so it's often used in beverages.
1. A thick, sweet, sticky liquid, consisting of a sugar base, natural or artificial flavorings, and water. 2. A thick, sugary liquid made by boiling down or otherwise concentrating plant sap, juice, or grain extracts. 3. A concentrated solution of sugar in water, often used as a vehicle for medicine.
Syrup definition: A thick, sweet, sticky liquid, consisting of a sugar base, natural or artificial flavorings, and water. Dictionary Thesaurus
noun. /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. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
