Similar words
jarabe
almíbar is a sugar syrup used for desserts or canned fruit; jarabe is syrup in the medicinal sense, like cough syrup, a different domain.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
calda
calda is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "syrup."
Portuguese
xarope
xarope is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "syrup."
Practice
1 What does almíbar mean?
syrup
2 Fill the gap: Duraznos en ___.
Full sentence: Duraznos en almíbar. (Peaches in syrup.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches almíbar?
almíbar: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.