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syrup

/ˈsɪrəp/noun

उच्चारण सिरप

चाशनी, शरबत; सिरप (दवा)

Basic word

noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    a thick sweet liquid made by boiling sugar with water or fruit juice; a liquid medicine

    चाशनी, शरबत; सिरप (दवा)

    • cough syrup
    • gulab jamun in sugar syrup
    • Pour some maple syrup over the pancakes.
    + 2 more examples
    • The doctor prescribed a syrup for her dry cough.
    • Rose syrup is mixed with milk to make a cool summer drink.

    Synonyms sugar solution treacle molasses linctus elixir

◇Word family
syrupy adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

sugar solution treacle molasses linctus elixir

AaSpelling

syr·up

§Grammar and usage

The adjective syrupy means thick and sweet like syrup; also too sentimental ('a syrupy love story').

Adjective syrupy का अर्थ चाशनी जैसा गाढ़ा और मीठा; अत्यधिक भावुक भी है ('a syrupy love story')।

Health: medicines should be taken only as prescribed by a doctor, and children's syrups should be measured carefully.

स्वास्थ्य में दवाएँ केवल डॉक्टर के बताए अनुसार लेनी चाहिए, और बच्चों के syrups सावधानी से नापने चाहिए।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Cough syrup, sugar syrup (chashni), maple syrup (from the sap of the maple tree, popular in Canada).

Collocations: cough syrup (खाँसी की दवा), sugar syrup (चाशनी), maple syrup (maple वृक्ष के रस से बना, कनाडा में लोकप्रिय)।