Caramel Definition

kărə-məl, -mĕl, kärməl
noun
Burnt sugar, used to color or flavor food or beverages.
Webster's New World
A chewy candy made from a mixture of sugar, milk, butter, etc.
Webster's New World
A moderate yellow brown.
American Heritage
A (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection.
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Noun

Singular:
caramel
Plural:
caramels

Origin of Caramel

  • French from Old French from Old Spanish caramel, caramelo from Portuguese caramel from Late Latin calamellus diminutive of Latin calamus reed, cane from Greek kalamos

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French caramel.

    From Wiktionary

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