Definition of "maple syrup" []

• A sweet syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple. (noun)
• Syrup made from various sugars and flavored with maple syrup or artificial maple flavoring. (noun)

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• "Pancake John is getting ready to close up shop and flip the sign, so when Erin excuses herself to wipe the maple syrup off the red Naugahyde booths, me and Lindgren shyly return to our so-called coffee."
• "“Yarrr,” Quentin said as he squirted maple syrup on a stack of French toast."
• "The risks: Added sugar, which is any type of calorie-containing sweetener added to a food, such as cereals, cookies, candy, bread, salad dressing, barbecue sauce—even the sugar you add to your coffee or the maple syrup on your pancakes—can be a problem for a few reasons."