[ˈsɪrəp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a thick, sweet liquid made by dissolving sugar in boiling water, often used for preserving fruit

- a wig
(e.g: he has been bald for the past twenty years, his shame concealed by a syrup of some opulence)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French sirop or medieval Latin siropus, from Arabic šarāb ‘beverage’; compare with sherbet and shrub