caramel
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
French caramel
Pronunciation [edit]
- (US) IPA: /ˈkɛɹ.ə.mɛl/, /ˈkɛɹ.ə.məl/, /ˈkæɹ.ə.mɛl/, /ˈkæɹ.ə.məl/ or IPA: /ˈkɑɹ.məl/
- (UK) IPA: /ˈkæɹəmɛl/
- (Australia, New Zealand) IPA: /'kæɹəməl/
Noun [edit]
caramel (plural caramels)
- A smooth, chewy, sticky confection made by heating sugar and other ingredients until the sugars polymerize and become sticky.
- A (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection.
- A yellow-brown color.
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Translations [edit]
confection
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a piece of candy
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French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Spanish caramelo.
Noun [edit]
caramel m (plural caramels)