maple syrup

noun

: syrup made by concentrating the sap of maple trees and especially the sugar maple

Examples of maple syrup in a Sentence

pancakes served with butter and maple syrup
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For example, in recent years, China has drawn from its strategic pork reserves and Canada has released stores of maple syrup amid shortages. Hanna Ziady, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024 Canada has the world's only strategic reserve of maple syrup, while China has strategic reserves of metals, grains and even pork products. Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Lisa Pauline Mattackal, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024 However, this body happens to be submerged in a vat of maple syrup. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024 Remy, a security guard in charge of protecting the association’s maple syrup, meets Mike in a restaurant. Nick Caruso, TVLine, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for maple syrup 

Word History

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of maple syrup was in 1792

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“Maple syrup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maple%20syrup. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

maple syrup

noun
: syrup made by thickening the sap of maples and especially the sugar maple by boiling

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