caramel apple
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1.3
- noun
- /ˈkærəˌmɛl ˈæpəl/
- US
:
manzana de caramelo
- At the state fair, we bought a caramel apple covered in nuts.
- make caramel apples
- mini caramel apple
- dipped caramel apple
Examples
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After lunch, he treated himself to a caramel apple from the vendor.
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I am eating a caramel apple.
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Today is free caramel apple day.
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We're making caramel apples later.
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Two caramel apples waited on a square piece of wax paper in the kitchen.
Fiction book (2002) -
I grew up in a Halloween-loving household, where we carved pumpkins every year, roasted pumpkin seeds, and made caramel apples.
Blog text (3) -
She enjoyed a caramel apple while walking through the fall festival.
Synonyms
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3.1
An apple covered in a hard shiny sugar coating
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3.0
An apple covered in hard sweet sugar on a stick that you eat as a treat
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2.9
An apple covered in a hard layer of sugar and served on a stick
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5.8
An apple covered in hard sweet candy on a stick
How Sweet
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from the constituents: caramel (sweet brown sugar) + apple (the fruit) clearly indicates an apple coated with caramel. This noun–noun compounding is a common and literal formation found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
Caramel apple comes from the clear picture of a whole apple on a stick dipped in warm, brown caramel, leaving a shiny, sticky coat. That's why it means 'an apple covered in caramel' and is used for the sweet treat often sold at fairs and in autumn.