noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈmeɪ.pəl ˈsɪ.ɹəp/
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General-American:/ˈmeɪ.pəl ˈsɪɹ.əp/
General-American:/-ˈsɝ.əp/
1
noun
Meaning 1
Syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple, Acer saccharum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: maple honey, maple molasses, pancake syrup
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Syrup flavored with artificial maple flavoring; though legally in the United States cannot be labelled as such when for sale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
made by concentrating sap from sugar maples
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: syrup, sirup
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
شَرَابُ الْقَيْقَب
(šarābu l-qayqab)
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Catalan:
xarop d'auró
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Chinese Cantonese:
楓糖漿 /枫糖浆
(fung1 tong4 zoeng1)
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Chinese Cantonese:
楓葉糖漿 /枫叶糖浆
(fung1 jip6 tong4 zoeng1)
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Chinese Mandarin:
楓糖漿 /枫糖浆
(fēngtángjiāng)
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Chinese Mandarin:
槭糖漿 /槭糖浆
(cùtángjiāng)
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Chinese Mandarin:
楓葉糖漿 /枫叶糖浆
(fēngyè tángjiāng)
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Czech:
javorový sirup
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Dutch:
ahornsiroop
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Esperanto:
acersiropo
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Finnish:
vaahterasiirappi
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
French:
sirop d'érable
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Georgian:
ნეკერჩხლის სიროფი
(neḳerčxlis siropi)
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
German:
Ahornsirup
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Hungarian:
juharszirup
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Irish:
síoróip mhailpe
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Italian:
sciroppo d'acero
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Japanese:
メープルシロップ
(mēpuru shiroppu)
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Norwegian Bokmål:
lønnesirup
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Norwegian Nynorsk:
lønnesirup
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Ojibwe:
zhiiwaagamizigan
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Polish:
syrop klonowy
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Portuguese:
xarope/melado (de bordo/ácer)
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Russian:
клено́вый сиро́п
(klenóvyj siróp)
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Scottish Gaelic:
siorap malpais
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Slovene:
javorjev sirup
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Spanish:
jarabe de arce
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Spanish:
maple
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Spanish:
miel de maple
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Swedish:
lönnsirap
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Turkish:
akçaağaç şurubu
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Welsh:
sudd masarn
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Welsh:
surop masarn
— syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
