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sugar syrup

sugar syrup

1 1.8
A sweet liquid made by boiling sugar and water
  • noun
  • /ˈʃʊɡər ˈsɪrəp/
translation icon : jarabe de azúcar
  • You can drizzle homemade sugar syrup over pancakes for added sweetness.
  • make a sugar syrup
  • add sugar syrup
  • hot sugar syrup

So I've just taken that sugar syrup and I've poured it into the egg whites.

Examples

  • So it's, it's amazing that, you know, a very simple mechanical manipulation of a sugar syrup can give you that.

  • At the end of the 10 days, prepare a sugar syrup by boiling 1 liter of water with 800 grams (i.e., 1.75 lbs) of sugar.

    Blog text (21)

  • So I've just taken that sugar syrup and I've poured it into the egg whites.

    Harvard University

  • Then the finished wafers, about seven inches long, are stripped away, deep-fried in oil, and dipped into sugar syrup or coconut jam.

    Academic text (1993)

  • I rather liked it, finding the sweet, fruity, jammy treacle (a sugar syrup) a good match against the dense pastry.

    Blog text (9)

  • I know it's not traditional to include cornflakes in a Florentine recipe, but the previous one I tried (using sugar syrup instead of condensed milk) just didn't stick right.

    Blog text (8)

  • Many coffee shops use sugar syrup to sweeten their iced drinks.

  • To make a simple cocktail, combine your favorite spirits with club soda and sugar syrup.

Synonyms

syrup
vssugar syrup
203 1.0

Thick sweet liquid used to make food or drink taste better

is the simple boiled mix commonly used in drinks and desserts
maple syrup
vssugar syrup
36 1.0

A sweet thick syrup made from maple tree sap used as a topping for pancakes and waffles

is a water-based boiled sweet liquid, not a sap-based topping
molasses
vssugar syrup
28 5.1

A thick dark sweet liquid made by boiling sugar cane or beet juice

is a lighter clear sweet liquid made by dissolving sweetener in water
corn syrup
vssugar syrup
  • US
22 2.3

A sweet thick liquid made from corn that you use to make food sweeter and thicker

is a more general water-based sweet liquid rather than starch based
agave
vssugar syrup
3 4.0

A sweet syrup made from the juice of a desert plant used to sweeten food and drinks

is created by boiling refined sweetener with water rather than coming from plant sap
chocolate syrup
vssugar syrup
3 1.0

A sweet, thick chocolate sauce for pouring on desserts and mixing into drinks

is a plain sweet liquid used for sweetening or flavoring, not chocolate based
golden syrup
vssugar syrup
  • UK
1 3.4

A thick light brown syrup made from sugar for cakes and pancakes

is the basic boiled sweet-and-water mixture rather than this processed golden form
soaking syrup
vssugar syrup
3.3

A sweet liquid made from water and sugar used to moisten cakes and pastries

is the general sweet liquid used across drinks and desserts, not only for cakes
sorghum molasses
vssugar syrup
7.8

A thick sweet syrup made from the juice of a tall plant like corn used like sugar

is a lighter clear boiled sweet liquid, not a dark plant-juice product

Surface Forms

sugar syrup singular
sugar syrups plural

Morphology

sugar + syrup

The meaning is directly derivable from 'sugar' (a sweet ingredient) + 'syrup' (a thick sweet liquid): a learner who knows both words will infer it is syrup made from sugar. This noun–noun compositional pattern is common across languages and in food vocabulary, so it should be immediately understandable to B1 learners.

Etymology

Sugar syrup is a plain, literal name: it comes from making sugar dissolve and boil with water to become a thick, sweet syrup. That's why the phrase now simply means 'a sweet liquid used to sweeten drinks and desserts'.