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siirappi — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • syrup noun A thick, sugary liquid poured over food or used as a sweetener.
  • treacle noun (chiefly British) A thick, dark syrup made in sugar refining; molasses.

Senses

siirappi is used for these senses in English:

  • golden syrup (UK) A pale amber-coloured treacle produced as part of the process of refining cane sugar, used in cooking and as a spread.
  • syrup Any thick liquid that has a high sugar content and which is added to or poured over food as a flavoring.
  • treacle (chiefly, UK, Irish) A syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or golden syrup.

syrup — full definition

  1. noun A thick, sugary liquid poured over food or used as a sweetener.
  2. noun Something regarded as overly sweet or sentimental.

treacle — full definition

  1. noun (chiefly British) A thick, dark syrup made in sugar refining; molasses.
  2. noun Speech or sentiment that is cloyingly sweet or sentimental.

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