caramel
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1.3
- noun
- /ˈkærəˌmɛl/
:
caramelo
- She offered me a piece of caramel that melted in my mouth.
- caramel apples
- chocolate-caramel
- caramel popcorn
Examples
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As soon as we finished eating the caramel apples, Buddy threw the sticks and wax paper away.
Fiction book (2002) -
I am eating a caramel apple.
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All right, so the caramel corn is OK.
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We're making caramel apples later.
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But for me, salted caramel is the one.
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Do you want caramel or fudge?
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I was going to go into the coffee bar and have a caramel brownie.
Fiction book (1994) -
The booth sold hot dogs, hamburgers, caramel apples, and cotton candy.
Fiction book (1992) -
After supper, they popped popcorn and made caramel popcorn balls.
Fiction book (1990) -
Finally, the creamy meringue was poured into the caramel-glazed mold.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
863
1.0
A small sweet made from sugar, often with chocolate or nuts
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1.0
A small sugary food eaten after a meal
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1.9
A hard, chewy sweet made by boiling sugar and butter
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3.7
Sweet food like candy or a small cake
Compounds
How Chewy
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word caramel comes from Spanish caramelo, probably from old parts meaning 'cane' and 'honey', seen in canna and mel. So picture sugar from the cane turned sweet and brown by cooking, which explains the firm, chewy caramel candy.