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syrup

syrup

203 1.0
Thick sweet liquid used to make food or drink taste better
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪrəp/
translation icon : jarabe
  • Locally produced maple syrup was sold at every store visited for this research.
  • maple syrup
  • fructose syrup
  • corn syrup

Sucrose is in bags, high fructose corn syrup is in barrels.

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Examples

  • A huge pile of pancakes - with tons of syrup, I mean, just soaked.

  • "I brought home some chocolate ice cream, syrup, and some whipped cream in a squirt can."

    Fiction book (1993)
  • I mean, it's not as good as syrup, but it's the next best thing.

  • I want more syrup on mine.

  • Let's start with just the syrup and the butter.

  • I'd like, uh, ice-cream soda... ..with extra chocolate syrup.

  • Now this beautiful strawberry syrup with strawberries floating around.

  • Chocolate syrup, cold milk.

  • Pancakes and syrup.

  • I poured sweet syrup over my pancakes for breakfast.

Synonyms

maple syrup
vssyrup
36 1.0

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

is the general sugar-and-water sweet liquid, not extracted from tree sap
molasses
vssyrup
28 5.1

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

is the sugar-dissolved sweet liquid, not the dark byproduct of refining
corn syrup
vssyrup
  • US
22 2.3

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

is the sugar-based sweet liquid, not one made from starch
treacle
vssyrup
  • UK
4 7.3

A thick sweet syrup made from sugar used on porridge or in baking

is the general sweet liquid name, not focused on specific refined forms
agave
vssyrup
3 4.0

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

is the general sugar-based sweet liquid, not specifically plant-derived
chocolate syrup
vssyrup
3 1.0

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

is the plain sugar-based sweet liquid without chocolate flavoring
sugar syrup
vssyrup
1 1.8

A sweet liquid made by boiling sugar and water

is made by dissolving sugar rather than by boiling the mixture
golden syrup
vssyrup
  • UK
1 3.4

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

is the general sweet liquid term not limited to that specific variety
sirup
vssyrup
  • US
2.0

A thick, sweet, sticky liquid used to sweeten food and drinks

is the standard spelling of the same sweet thick liquid
Syr.
vssyrup
  • Specialized
7.4

A short form on prescriptions showing the medicine is a syrup

is the full written form used outside labels and prescriptions
soaking syrup
vssyrup
3.3

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

is the general sugar-and-water sweet liquid not limited to cake use
7.8

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

is the general sugar-and-water sweet liquid, not tied to one plant source
stroop
vssyrup
9.5

A thick sweet syrup people use on pancakes and waffles in Dutch cooking

is the general sweet liquid used across cuisines, not tied to Dutch recipes

Compounds

36 1.0

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

22 2.3

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

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

1 1.8

A sweet liquid made by boiling sugar and water

1 3.4

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

9.5

A rare inherited illness that makes urine smell like maple syrup and can cause brain damage or death in babies

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

soothing syrup
  • Archaic
5.2

A sweet liquid medicine that calms and helps children sleep

How Thick

molasses
28 5.1
treacle
  • UK
4 7.3
syrup
203 1.0
juice
557 1.0
water
1.0

Surface Forms

syrup singular
syrups plural

Etymology

Syrup comes from the Arabic word sharab, which means 'a drink', and it entered English through French and Latin. A helpful way to remember this is to think of sherbet, a sweet drink with the same origin, so syrup is a sweet, thick liquid used to flavor or sweeten food.