What does in syrup mean?

Definition

Preserved in a sweet liquid made of sugar and water.

Example sentences

• Is there anything sadder than that one lonely cherry in syrup on top of a bakery cake?🔊

  Is there anything sadder than that one lonely cherry in syrup on top of a bakery cake?

• There's been a jar of figs in syrup at the back of our cupboard for so long that it's moved house with us twice.🔊

  There's been a jar of figs in syrup at the back of our cupboard for so long that it's moved house with us twice.

• Every Christmas I get told off for eating the pineapple in syrup off the ham before it reaches the table.🔊

  Every Christmas I get told off for eating the pineapple in syrup off the ham before it reaches the table.

in syrup in other languages

• In Portuguese
• In French
• In Japanese