caramelo
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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]
From Old Galician-Portuguese caramelo, from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of Latin calamus, or alternatively from Medieval Latin cannamellis (“honey cane”), probably from Latin canna + mellis, genitive of mel (“honey”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
caramelo m (plural caramelos)
- (uncountable) caramel (confection)
- candy made of caramel
- (by extension) any candy
- Synonym: doce
- ice, icicle
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Spanish: caramelo (“caramel, candy”)
Further reading[edit]
caramelo on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Portuguese caramelo, probably from Late Latin calamellus, and therefore a doublet of the inherited caramillo.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
caramelo m (plural caramelos)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “caramelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
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- Portuguese terms inherited from Late Latin
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- Portuguese 4-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- Portuguese uncountable nouns
- pt:Sweets
- Spanish terms borrowed from Portuguese
- Spanish terms derived from Portuguese
- Spanish terms derived from Late Latin
- Spanish doublets
- Spanish 4-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/elo
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- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- es:Sweets