n.
Variant: also si · rup
Pronunciation: ' s ə r- ə p, ' sir- ə p, ' s ə -r ə p
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English sirup, from Anglo-French sirop, from Medieval Latin syrupus, from Arabic shar ā b
Date: 14th century
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