maple syrup

UK/ˈmeɪ.pəl ˈsɪ.ɹəp/US/ˈmeɪ.pəl ˈsɪɹ.əp/US/-ˈsɝ.əp/

noun

Syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple, Acer saccharum.

Meanings

nounmaple syrup (countable and uncountable, plural maple syrups)

plural maple syrups · alternative dated maple sirup

  1. countableuncountableSyrup made from the sap of the sugar maple, Acer saccharum.

    Synonyms: maple honey, maple molasses, pancake syrup

  2. countableuncountableSyrup flavored with artificial maple flavoring; though legally in the United States cannot be labelled as such when for sale.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSyrup made from the sap of the sugar maple, Acer saccharum.

Translations

Arabic شَرَابُ الْقَيْقَب
  • شَرَابُ الْقَيْقَب (šarābu l-qayqab)syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Catalan xarop d'auró
  • xarop d'aurósyrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Chinese Cantonese 楓糖漿 /枫糖浆, 楓葉糖漿 /枫叶糖浆
  • 楓糖漿 /枫糖浆 (fung¹ tong⁴ zoeng¹)syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
  • 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, 槭糖漿 /槭糖浆
  • 楓糖漿 /枫糖浆 (fēngtángjiāng)syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
  • 槭糖漿 /槭糖浆 (cùtángjiāng)syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
  • 楓葉糖漿 /枫叶糖浆 (fēngyè tángjiāng)syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Czech javorový sirup
  • javorový sirupsyrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Dutch ahornsiroop
  • ahornsiroopsyrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Esperanto acersiropo
  • acersiroposyrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Finnish vaahterasiirappi
  • vaahterasiirappisyrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
French sirop d'érable
  • sirop d'érablesyrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
German Ahornsirup
  • Ahornsirupsyrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Hungarian juharszirup
  • juharszirupsyrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Irish síoróip mhailpe
  • síoróip mhailpesyrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Italian sciroppo d'acero
  • sciroppo d'acerosyrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Japanese メープルシロップ
  • メープルシロップ (mēpuru shiroppu)syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Korean 메이플 시럽
  • 메이플 시럽 (meipeul sireop)syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Norwegian Bokmål lønnesirup
  • lønnesirupsyrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Polish syrop klonowy
  • syrop klonowysyrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Portuguese xarope/melado (de bordo/ácer)
  • xarope/melado (de bordo/ácer)syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Russian клено́вый сиро́п
  • клено́вый сиро́п (klenóvyj siróp)syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Scottish Gaelic siorap malpais
  • siorap malpaissyrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Spanish jarabe de arce, maple
  • jarabe de arcesyrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
  • maplesyrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
  • miel de maplesyrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Swedish lönnsirap
  • lönnsirapsyrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Turkish akçaağaç şurubu
  • akçaağaç şurubusyrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Welsh sudd masarn, surop masarn
  • sudd masarnsyrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
  • surop masarnsyrup made from the sap of the sugar maple
Cite this entry
APA

maple syrup. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maple%20syrup

MLA

“maple syrup.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maple%20syrup. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maple syrup,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maple%20syrup.

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