Phrase guide

corn syrup

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A sticky sweet liquid, consisting of sugars dissolved in water, produced from corn (maize). Used as a sweetener in cooking, especially in commercial kitchens but also in candy making.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

syrup prepared from corn

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: syrup, sirup

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 玉米糖漿 /玉米糖浆 (yùmǐ tángjiāng) — sticky sweet liquid
  • Esperanto: maizosiropo — sticky sweet liquid
  • Esperanto: maiza siropo — sticky sweet liquid
  • Finnish: maissisiirappi — sticky sweet liquid
  • French: sirop de maïs — sticky sweet liquid
  • Italian: sciroppo di mais — sticky sweet liquid
  • Japanese: コーンシロップ (kōn shiroppu) — sticky sweet liquid
  • Portuguese: xarope de milho — sticky sweet liquid
  • Spanish: jarabe de maíz — sticky sweet liquid
  • Spanish: sirope / almíbar / arrope maicero — sticky sweet liquid
  • Swedish: majssirap — sticky sweet liquid
  • Swedish: glukossirap från majs — sticky sweet liquid
  • Turkish: mısır şurubu — sticky sweet liquid