単たん舎しゃ利り別べつ

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Meanings

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noun

simple syrup; sugar syrup

rare term

Rare term for a solution of white sugar in water, used in cocktails and confectionery. The more common term is 単シロップ (たんシロップ).

Similar words

単たんシロップ
More common modern term for simple syrup; 単舎利別 is a rare ateji spelling.
シロップ
General term for syrup; 単舎利別 specifically refers to a plain sugar syrup.

Etymology

Ateji spelling from the English 'simple syrup', using 単 (simple) and 舎利別 (sharibetsu, an old phonetic rendering of 'syrup'). The reading たんしゃりべつ reflects this combination.