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Werther's Original

Werther's Original

5.1
A soft, creamy caramel candy with a rich buttery taste
  • proper noun
  • /ˈwɜrðərz əˈrɪdʒənl/
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  • Try Werther's Original!

Examples

  • As a child, I loved receiving Werther's Original candies as a special treat.

  • I love Werther's Original!

  • My grandmother always kept a bowl of Werther's Original on her coffee table for guests.

  • He unwrapped a Werther's Original and enjoyed its creamy caramel taste during the movie.

  • I couldn't resist the rich, buttery flavor of the Werther's Original as I enjoyed it during my afternoon break.

  • At the party, everyone loved the Werther's Original candies I brought; they quickly disappeared from the bowl.

  • As a treat, my grandmother always had a supply of Werther's Original candies in her purse to share with us.

Surface Forms

Werther's Original main

Morphology

Werther's + original

This is a proper-brand name: 'Werther's' carries no transparent lexical meaning for learners and 'original' only signals authenticity or firstness, not the product type. A B1 learner who knows the words would not be able to deduce that the phrase refers to a soft caramel candy, so the expression is opaque.

Etymology

Werther's Original may come from the small town of Werther in Germany, where a family shop made a soft, buttery caramel like a 'homemade' treat that people loved. That's why the name now suggests a smooth, creamy caramel candy.