( US also sirup )
■ noun a thick, sweet liquid made by dissolving sugar in boiling water, used for preserving fruit.
↘a thick, sweet liquid containing medicine or used as a drink.
↘a thick, sticky liquid obtained from sugar cane as part of the processing of sugar.
Origin
ME: from OFr. sirop or med. L. siropus , from Arab. šarāb 'beverage'; cf. sherbet and shrub 2 .