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The original derivation is the Arabic sarab, meaning "beverage."

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The word "syrup" comes from the Arabic word "sharab," which means beverage or drink. It was adopted into Latin as "siropus," then into Old French as "sirop," and finally into Middle English as "sirup" before becoming "syrup" in modern English.

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