Sirup
Sirup , noun
[French sirop (compare Italian siroppo, Sp. jarabe, jarope, Late Latin siruppus, syrupus), from Arabic sharāb a drink, wine, coffee, sirup. Compare Sherbet.]
1.
A thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits, herbs, etc., boiled with sugar.
2.
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.
Lucent sirups tinct with cinnamon.
Collocations (1)
Mixing sirup , See the Note under Dextrose.
Also: Syrup