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ə 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.
Origin:
1715–25; < French < Spanish or Portuguese caramelo < Late Latin calamellus little reed (by dissimilation), equivalent to calam(us) reed (see calamus) + -ellus diminutive suffix; meaning changed by association with Medieval Latin cannamella, canna mellis, etc., sugar cane, equivalent to Latin canna cane + mel honey (genitive mellis)
1715–25; < French < Spanish or Portuguese caramelo < Late Latin calamellus little reed (by dissimilation), equivalent to calam(us) reed (see calamus) + -ellus diminutive suffix; meaning changed by association with Medieval Latin cannamella, canna mellis, etc., sugar cane, equivalent to Latin canna cane + mel honey (genitive mellis)
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caramel (ˈkærəməl, -ˌmɛl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | burnt sugar, used for colouring and flavouring food |
| 2. | a chewy sweet made from sugar, butter, milk, etc |
| [C18: from French, from Spanish caramelo, of uncertain origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
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.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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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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