noun
syrup
SEER-up/ˈsɪrəp/
A thick concentrated sugary liquid.
Thick amber syrup pours slowly from a small pitcher onto pancakes.
Etymology
The ancestor meant a beverage, literally “something drunk.” The intermediate sense “sugared drink” connects that broad meaning to the thick, sweet liquid now called syrup.
In context
maple syrup can do similar uh if you have that but yeah so you'll have to look it up it's a thick golden colored syrup made from sugarcane
More examples
- She stirs vanilla syrup into her iced coffee.
- The peaches come packed in a light syrup.
- The pharmacy sells several kinds of cough syrup.
Forms
syrup · syrups
syrupy adjective — Thick and sweet, resembling or containing syrup.
Similar words
- molasses
- Specifically a dark, strong-flavored syrup left after sugar refining.
- sweetener
- Includes solid sugar and substitutes, not just thick liquids.