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cough syrup

cough syrup noun: a liquid used to ease a sore throat and possibly suppress excess coughing.

Noun

cough syrup (usually uncountable, plural cough syrups)

  1. (usually) A liquid used to ease a sore throat and possibly suppress excess coughing.

cough syrup meaning in Arabic and Persian

cough syrup in Arabic

liquid used to ease a sore throat
أَدْوِيَةُ السُعَال ʔadwiyatu s-suʕāl

cough syrup in Persian

liquid used to ease a sore throat
شربت سرفه šarbat-e sorfe

Forms of cough syrup

pluralcough syrups

Words formed from cough syrup

Questions about cough syrup

What does cough syrup mean?
Cough syrup means a liquid used to ease a sore throat and possibly suppress excess coughing.
What is cough syrup in Arabic?
Cough syrup in Arabic is أَدْوِيَةُ السُعَال (ʔadwiyatu s-suʕāl). See Cough syrup meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is cough syrup?
Cough syrup is a noun.
What is the plural of cough syrup?
The plural of cough syrup is cough syrups.

Words near cough syrup in the dictionary

  1. cough mixtures
  2. cough out
  3. cough over
  4. cough sweet
  5. cough sweets
  6. cough syrup
  7. cough syrups
  8. cough up
  9. cough-syrupy
  10. coughbush
  11. coughdrop

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