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- [kar-uh-muh l, -mel, kahr-muh l]
- /ˈkær ə məl, -ˌmɛl, ˈkɑr məl/
- /ˈkær.ə.məl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kar-uh-muh l, -mel, kahr-muh l]
- /ˈkær ə məl, -ˌmɛl, ˈkɑr məl/
Definitions of caramel word
- variable noun caramel A caramel is a chewy sweet food made from sugar, butter, and milk. 3
- uncountable noun caramel Caramel is burnt sugar used for colouring and flavouring food. 3
- noun caramel burnt sugar, used for colouring and flavouring food 3
- noun caramel a chewy sweet made from sugar, butter, milk, etc 3
- noun caramel burnt sugar used to color or flavor food or beverages 3
- noun caramel a chewy candy made from sugar, milk, etc. 3
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Origin of caramel
First appearance:
before 1715 One of the 49% newest English words
1715-25; < French < Spanish or Portuguese caramelo < Late Latin calamellus little reed (by dissimilation), equivalent to calam(us) reed (see calamus) + -ellus diminutive suffix; meaning changed by association with Medieval Latin cannamella, canna mellis, etc., sugar cane, equivalent to Latin canna cane + mel honey (genitive mellis)
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Parts of speech for Caramel
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
caramel popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for caramel
adj caramel
- aureate — covered with gold; gilded
- blond — (of men's hair) of a light colour; fair
- blonde — A woman who has blonde hair has pale-coloured hair. Blonde hair can be very light brown or light yellow. The form blond is used when describing men.
- dusty — filled, covered, or clouded with or as with dust.
- honeyed — of, like, or pertaining to honey; sweet.
noun caramel
- carbohydrate — Carbohydrates are substances, found in certain kinds of food, that provide you with energy. Foods such as sugar and bread that contain these substances can also be referred to as carbohydrates.
- candy — Candy is sweet foods such as toffees or chocolate.
- levulose — fructose.
- lactose — Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- saccharin — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, C 7 H 5 NO 3 S, produced synthetically, which in dilute solution is 500 times as sweet as sugar: its soluble sodium salt is used as a noncaloric sugar substitute in the manufacture of syrups, foods, and beverages.
adjective caramel
- aurulent — Gold in color.
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