• (RP) IPA: /ˈsɪ.ɹəp/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈsɪ.ɹəp/, /ˈsi.ɹəp/, /ˈsɝ.əp/, /ˈsɝ.ʌp/

syrup

1. Any thick liquid that has a high#Adjective|high sugar#Noun|sugar content#Noun|content and which is added to or poured over food as a flavouring.

   maple syrup

   pancake syrup

   peaches in syrup

   • 1819, John Keats, “The Eve of St. Agnes”, in Lamia, Isabella, the Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems, London: Printed [by Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […], published 1820, OCLC 927360557 ↗, stanza XXX, page 98 ↗:

     With jellies soother than the creamy curd, / And lucent syrops, tinct with cinnamon; [...]

2. (by extension) Any viscous liquid.

   cough syrup

   rose syrup

3. (Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from "syrup of figs") A wig.

• French: sirop
• German: Sirup
• Italian: sciroppo
• Portuguese: xarope
• Russian: сиро́п
• Spanish: almíbar, jarabe, sirope