Sirup

See also: sirup

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sirup, sirop (13th c.), from Medieval Latin siruppus, siropus, from Arabic شَرَاب (šarāb, “drink”). See English syrup for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈziːʁʊp/
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Noun

Sirup m (strong, genitive Sirups, plural Sirupe or Sirups)

  1. syrup (viscous, sweet liquid or semiliquid)
  2. squash (drink made from syrup and water)
  3. viscous, sweet medicine [until 16th c.]

Quotations

  • 1563, New Kreüterbuch mit den allerschönsten vnd artlichsten Figuren aller Gewechß:
    Ein lindpurgirender Sirup von Rosen
    A soothing rose syrup

Further reading

  • “Sirup” in Duden online
  • “Sirup” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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