a sweet liquid made from sugar and water, often used in cans of fruit 糖水（罐头水果常用） pears in syrup 糖水梨 a tin of peaches in thick syrup 一罐桃子糖浆
any thick sweet liquid made with sugar, used especially as a sauce 糖浆
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French sirop or medieval Latin siropus, from Arabic šarāb ‘beverage’; compare with sherbet.