🇬🇧🇪🇸 syrup - jarabe : English Lesson

Meaning of "syrup" ("jarabe"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Syrup is a thick, sticky liquid that tastes very sweet. It is often made from sugar or from plants like maple trees. People pour syrup on foods like pancakes and waffles, or use it to make drinks and candies sweeter. Syrup moves slowly because it is thick, and it can feel sticky if it gets on your hands.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The syrup bottle was almost empty, so I had to do the sacred table dance to get the last drop out.

The pancake looked naked until I gave it a syrup coat and a butter hat.

Grandpa said, “Just a little syrup,” and then accidentally created a sugar waterfall on his waffle.

I poured so much syrup on my pancakes that they needed a life jacket to stay afloat.

Maple syrup comes from the sap of maple trees.

At breakfast, a child tipped the jar and golden syrup slid slowly like honey, pooling on the plate. Fingers reached, syrup dripped in long strings, and the child laughed as syrup stuck to fingers. A dog nosed the plate, licked the syrup, then pawed for more syrup. Parent wiped the child, both smiling at the sweet mess.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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