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sirup

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun sirup has 1 sense

sirup(n = noun.food) syrup - a thick sweet sticky liquid; Array

is a kind of sweetener, sweetening

has particulars: sugar syrup, molasses, sorghum, sorghum molasses, golden syrup, treacle, grenadine, maple syrup, corn syrup

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CIDE DICTIONARY

sirup, n. [F. sirop (cf. It. siroppo, Sp. jarabe, jarope, LL. siruppus, syrupus), fr. Ar. sharāb a drink, wine, coffee, sirup. Cf. Sherbet.].

A thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits, herbs, etc., boiled with sugar. [1913 Webster]
A thick and viscid saccharine solution of superior quality (as sugarhouse sirup or molasses, maple sirup); specifically, in pharmacy and often in cookery, a saturated solution of sugar and water (simple sirup), or such a solution flavored or medicated. [1913 Webster]
"Lucent sirups tinct with cinnamon." [1913 Webster]

Mixing sirup. See the Note under Dextrose.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

sirup, US var. of SYRUP.

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