caramel

CEFRB1

/ˈkæ.ɹəˌmɛl/

noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Soft or hard candy made from heated sugar.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection.

Examples

  • I ate a banana wrapped in edible rice paper and caramel.

  • I don't like ice cream with caramel on it.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˈkʲa.ɾə.mɛl/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A yellow-brown color, like that of caramel.

  2. A smooth, chewy, sticky confection made by heating sugar and other ingredients until the sugars polymerize and become sticky.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Of a yellow-brown color.

More examples

In context

  • The usual technique for making caramel is to mix table sugar with some water, then heat until the water has boiled off and the molten sugar colors.

  • Every time I saw this caramel cutie, she was working on a new proposal or business plan or flyer to promote herself and her event coordinating business.

  • To turn out, place the dish over the mould, and invert both together, when, if the caramelling has been complete, the pudding should slip out without any difficulty at all.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from French caramel, from Spanish caramelo, from Portuguese caramelo, dissimilated from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of calamus (“reed”) (and a doublet of chalumeau and shawm). Alternatively from Medieval Latin cannamellis, which is a compound of canna + mellis.