caramel (noun)
1caramel — ► NOUN 1) sugar or syrup heated until it turns brown, used as a flavouring or colouring for food or drink. 2) a soft toffee made with sugar and butter that have been melted and further heated. DERIVATIVES caramelize (also caramelise) verb. ORIGIN …
2caramel brown — I noun a medium to dark tan color • Syn: ↑yellowish brown, ↑raw sienna, ↑buff, ↑caramel • Derivationally related forms: ↑caramel (for: ↑ …
3caramel — noun Etymology: French, from Spanish caramelo, from Portuguese, icicle, caramel, from Late Latin calamellus small reed more at shawm Date: 1653 1. an amorphous brittle brown and somewhat bitter substance obtained by heating sugar and used as a… …
4caramel apple — noun A dessert or snack made by dipping an apple in liquid heated caramel, then allowing the caramel to cool and harden …
5caramel — noun Caramel is used before these nouns: ↑apple, ↑corn, ↑custard …
6caramel — noun 1 (C) a brown sweet made of sticky boiled sugar 2 (U) burnt sugar used for giving food a special taste and colour see also: créme caramel caramelize verb (I, T) …
7caramel — noun /ˈkɛɹəmɛl,ˈkæɹəmɛl,ˈkɑɹməl,ˈkæɹəmɛl/ a) A smooth, chewy, sticky confection made by heating sugar and other ingredients until the sugars polymerize and become sticky. b) A piece of such candy …
8caramel apple — noun an apple that is covered with a candy like substance (usually caramelized sugar) • Syn: ↑candied apple, ↑candy apple, ↑taffy apple, ↑toffee apple • Hypernyms: ↑sweet, ↑confection …
9caramel bun — noun rolled dough spread with sugar and nuts then sliced and baked in muffin tins with honey or sugar and butter in the bottom • Syn: ↑honey bun, ↑sticky bun, ↑schnecken • Hypernyms: ↑sweet roll, ↑coffee roll …
10caramel — I UK [ˈkærəmel] / US [ˈkerəˌmel] / US [ˈkɑrməl] noun Word forms caramel : singular caramel plural caramels 1) [countable/uncountable] a sweet made from sugar, butter, and milk 2) [uncountable] burnt sugar used for colouring and flavouring food II …
