sirop
English edit
Noun edit
sirop (countable and uncountable, plural sirops)
- Obsolete form of syrup.
- A concentrated fruit drink; a cordial.
- 1936, Agatha Christie, Cards on the Table, →ISBN, page 235:
- So it came about that at three o'clock of that same afternoon, Rhoda Dawes and Anne Meredith sat primly on their chairs in Poirot's neat room and sipped blackberry sirop (which they disliked very much but were too polite to refuse) from old-fashioned glasses.
- A kettle used in making sugar by the open-kettle process.
- 1900, Henry Rightor, Standard History of New Orleans, Louisiana, pages 675–76:
- It is then dipped into the Flambeau, where it is brushed and cleaned, then passed to the Sirop, where it is further brushed, and finally into the Batterie, where it is concentrated to the granulating point—a density of about 45 degrees Baumé, and with a temperature of about 240 degrees Fahrenheit.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Medieval Latin siroppus, from Arabic شَرَاب (šarāb, “beverage”), from شَرِبَ (šariba, “to drink”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sirop m (plural sirops)
- syrup
- sirop d’érable ― maple syrup
- sirop de maïs ― corn syrup
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “sirop”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch siroop, from Middle Dutch siroop, from Old French sirop, from Medieval Latin siruppus, syrupus, from Arabic شَرَاب (šarāb, “a drink, beverage, wine, coffee, syrup”), from شَرِبَ (šariba, “to drink”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sirop (first-person possessive siropku, second-person possessive siropmu, third-person possessive siropnya)
- syrup:
- any thick liquid that has a high sugar content and which is added to or poured over food as a flavouring.
- medication as such.
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “sirop” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Middle English edit
Noun edit
sirop
- Alternative form of sirup
Old French edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic شَرَاب (šarāb, “beverage”), from شَرِبَ (šariba, “to drink”).
Noun edit
sirop oblique singular, m (oblique plural siros, nominative singular siros, nominative plural sirop)
- syrup
- 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine), page 154 of this essay:
- Ce sirop cy oste souverainement opilacion de l’esplain et pour ce il vault en plusieurs choses.
- This syrup gets rid of blockages of the spleen and many other things.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sirop n (plural siropuri)
Declension edit
Declension of sirop
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) sirop | siropul | (niște) siropuri | siropurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) sirop | siropului | (unor) siropuri | siropurilor |
vocative | siropule | siropurilor |
Further reading edit
- sirop in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)