syrup

syr·up

noun \ˈsər-əp, ˈsir-əp, ˈsə-rəp\

Definition of SYRUP

1

a : a thick sticky solution of sugar and water often flavored or medicated b : the concentrated juice of a fruit or plant

2

: cloying sweetness or sentimentality

— syr·upy adjective

Variants of SYRUP

syr·up also si·rup \ˈsər-əp, ˈsir-əp, ˈsə-rəp\

Examples of SYRUP

1. ice cream and chocolate syrup
2. She poured syrup all over her pancakes.

Origin of SYRUP

Middle English sirup, from Anglo-French sirop, from Medieval Latin syrupus, from Arabic sharāb

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to SYRUP

Synonyms: bathos, gooeyness, lovey-doveyness, mawkishness, mush, mushiness, saccharinity, sappiness, sentimentalism, sloppiness, soppiness, sentimentality (also sirup)

Related Words: emotion; sentiment; corn, corniness, hokeyness (or hokiness), schmaltz (also schmalz)

Near Antonyms: cynicism, hardheadedness, hard-heartedness

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Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with SYRUP

chirrup, stirrup