caramel
Part of speech: noun
adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: 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.
Base: canna
Inflected forms:
form: caramels
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: caromel
pos: noun
tags: alternative
archaic
form: caromel
pos: adj
tags: alternative
archaic
Senses:
gloss: A smooth, chewy, sticky confection made by heating sugar and other ingredients until the sugars polymerize and become sticky.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: 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.
gloss: A (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection.
pos: noun
tags: countable
examples: Caramel has a rich, complex flavor and consistency, viscous and sticky and creamy all at once, that works well with most sweets and fruits, with coffee and chocolate, and even with salt: the prized caramels of Brittany are made with a notable dose of sea salt.
gloss: A yellow-brown color, like that of caramel.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Of a yellow-brown color.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: 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.
Related words: fudge
toffee
Derived words: ammonia caramel
caramel apple
caramel chicken
caramelesque
caramel fuel
caramelicious
caramelise
caramelize
caramelization
caramellike
caramelly
caustic sulphite caramel
creme caramel
crème caramel
sulphite ammonia caramel
Translations:
lang: Afrikaans
word: karamel
lang: Albanian
word: karamel
lang: Albanian
word: sheqerkë
lang: Arabic
word: كَرَامِيل
roman: karāmīl
lang: Arabic
word: كَرَامِيل
roman: karamel
lang: Armenian
word: կարամել
roman: karamel
lang: Azerbaijani
word: karamel
lang: Basque
word: karamelu
lang: Belarusian
word: караме́ль
roman: karamjélʹ
lang: Bulgarian
word: караме́л
roman: karamél
lang: Catalan
word: caramel
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 牛奶糖
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 焦糖
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 焦糖
roman: jiāotáng
lang: Czech
word: karamel
lang: Danish
word: karamel
lang: Dutch
word: karamel
lang: Esperanto
word: karamelo
lang: Estonian
word: karamell
lang: Faroese
word: karamel
lang: Finnish
word: kinuski
lang: Finnish
word: karamelli
lang: French
word: caramel
lang: Georgian
word: კარამელის
roman: ḳaramelis
lang: German
word: Karamell
lang: German
word: Caramel
lang: Greek
word: καραμέλλα
roman: karamélla
lang: Gujarati
word: કારામેલ
roman: kārāmel
lang: Hebrew
word: קָרָמֶל
roman: karamel
lang: Hindi
word: कैरमेल
roman: kairmel
lang: Hungarian
word: karamell
lang: Icelandic
word: karamella
lang: Ido
word: karamelo
lang: Indonesian
word: karamel
lang: Interlingua
word: caramello
lang: Irish
word: caramal
lang: Italian
word: caramello
lang: Japanese
word: キャラメル
roman: kyarameru
lang: Japanese
word: カラメル
roman: karameru
lang: Korean
word: 캐러멜
roman: kaereomel
lang: Korean
word: 캬라멜
roman: kyaramel
lang: Korean
word: 기름사탕
roman: gireumsatang
lang: Lao
word: ເຂົ້າໜົມກະຮາແມນ
roman: khao nom ka hā mǣn
lang: Latin
word: calamus
lang: Latvian
word: karamele
lang: Lithuanian
word: saldainis
lang: Lithuanian
word: karamelė
lang: Macedonian
word: карамел
roman: karamel
lang: Malay
word: karamel
lang: Maltese
word: karamella
lang: Manx
word: caramel
lang: Māori
word: karamea
lang: Marathi
word: शर्करारंजक
roman: śarkarārañjak
lang: Marathi
word: कॅरमेल
roman: kĕrmel
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: karamell
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: karamell
lang: Persian
word: کارامل
roman: kârâmel
lang: Polish
word: karmel
lang: Portuguese
word: caramelo
lang: Romanian
word: caramel
lang: Russian
word: караме́ль
roman: karamélʹ
lang: Scots
word: caramail
lang: Slovene
word: karamela
lang: Spanish
word: caramelo
lang: Spanish
word: dulce de leche
lang: Spanish
word: natillas
lang: Spanish
word: manjar blanco
lang: Spanish
word: cajeta
lang: Spanish
word: arequipe
lang: Spanish
word: arequipa
lang: Swahili
word: karmeli
lang: Swahili
word: karameli
lang: Swedish
word: karamell c tjinuski
lang: Tagalog
word: karamelo
lang: Tagalog
word: arnibal
lang: Tamil
word: கேரமல்
roman: kēramal
lang: Telugu
word: కార్మెల్
roman: kārmel
lang: Thai
word: คาราเมล
roman: kaa-raa-meel
lang: Thai
word: น้ำตาลไหม้
lang: Turkish
word: karamel
lang: Turkish
word: karamela
lang: Ukrainian
word: карамель
roman: karamelʹ
lang: Uzbek
word: karamel
lang: Vietnamese
word: kẹo caramen
lang: Vietnamese
word: kẹo
lang: Volapük
word: karam
lang: Welsh
word: caramel