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car⋅a⋅mel
[kar-uh-muh
l, -mel, kahr-muhl] 
–noun
| 1. | a liquid made by cooking sugar until it changes color, used for coloring and flavoring food. |
| 2. | a kind of chewy candy, commonly in small blocks, made from sugar, butter, milk, etc. |
| 3. | a yellowish brown or tan color. |
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| car·a·mel (kār'ə-məl, -měl', kär'məl) n.
[French, from Old French, from Old Spanish caramel, caramelo, from Portuguese caramel, from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of Latin calamus, reed, cane, from Greek kalamos.] |
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Caramel
Car"a*mel\, n. [F. caramel (cf. Sp. caramelo), LL. canna mellis, cannamella, canamella, calamellus mellitus, sugar cane, from or confused with L. canna reed + mel, mellis, honey. See Cane.]1. (Chem.) Burnt sugar; a brown or black porous substance obtained by heating sugar. It is soluble in water, and is used for coloring spirits, gravies, etc. 2. A kind of confectionery, usually a small cube or square of tenacious paste, or candy, of varying composition and flavor.
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Language Translation for : caramel
Spanish:
caramelo,
German:
der Karamel,
Japanese:
カラメル
caramel
1725, from Fr. caramel "burnt sugar," ult. from M.L. cannamellis, traditionally from L. canna (see cane) + mellis "honey;" though some give the M.L. word an Arabic origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: car·a·mel
Pronunciation: 'kar-&-m&l, -"mel; 'kär-m&l
Function: noun
: an amorphous brittle brown and somewhatbitter substance obtained by heating sugar and used in pharmacy as a coloring and flavoring agent
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caramel
candy substance obtained by boiling sugar to or beyond approximately 240 F (115 C), at which point its mass takes on a slightly yellowish colour and pleasantly burnt smell.
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