caramel

/ˈkær.ə.məl/

nounadjectivecar · a · mel

Think: "CAR + a + MEL"—a car with a melon (MEL) reminds you it’s car-a-mel, not car-mel.

Yes, it's caramel. Don’t drop the middle vowel: it’s **cara**-mel (has an **a** after car).

Definitions

  1. nounA chewy or hard candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
  2. nounA sauce or flavor made by heating sugar until it turns brown, often used on desserts.
  3. adjectiveHaving a golden-brown color or a sweet, toasted-sugar flavor.

Examples

  • “She bought a bag of caramel candies for the road trip.”
  • “The chef drizzled warm caramel sauce over the ice cream.”
  • “The leaves turned a caramel color in late autumn.”

Synonyms

toffeebutterscotchburnt sugarcaramel saucecaramelized sugar

Translations

ES carameloPT carameloFR caramel

Common misspellings

caramalcaramellcarmelcaramlecaramolcaramalecaramel

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