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syrup

DEFINITIONS OF: syrup

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n a thick sweet sticky liquid

Synonyms:
sirup
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sugar syrup
sugar and water and sometimes corn syrup boiled together; used as sweetening especially in drinks
molasses
thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining
sorghum, sorghum molasses
made from juice of sweet sorghum
golden syrup, treacle
a pale cane syrup
grenadine
thin syrup made from pomegranate juice; used in mixed drinks
maple syrup
made by concentrating sap from sugar maples
corn syrup
syrup prepared from corn
Type of:
sweetener, sweetening
something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
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