maple syrup

noun

: syrup made by concentrating the sap of maple trees and especially the sugar maple

Examples of maple syrup in a Sentence

pancakes served with butter and maple syrup
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Beat in maple syrup, egg, and vanilla. Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2025 The Bear Hug is bourbon, pomegranate, raspberry with Chambord, maple syrup and a little bit of lemon juice. Reg Chapman, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025 Home cooks were encouraged to skip frostings and instead to sweeten cakes with maple syrup, honey or molasses, making a maple syrup cake with maple icing a festive workaround. Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025 One editor said this was the closest-tasting to real maple syrup out of the bunch. Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for maple syrup

Word History

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of maple syrup was in 1792

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“Maple syrup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maple%20syrup. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.

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maple syrup

noun
: syrup made by thickening the sap of maples and especially the sugar maple by boiling

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