Sekirov Dictionary

caramel

/ˈkæ.ɹəˌmɛl/

noun 3
adjective 1
verb 1
forms 5

noun3

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A smooth, chewy, sticky confection made by heating sugar and other ingredients until the sugars polymerize and become sticky.
- The usual technique for making caramel is to mix table sugar with some water, then heat until the water has boiled off and the molten sugar colors. — 2004
A (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection.
A yellow-brown color, like that of caramel.

adjective1

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Of a yellow-brown color.
- Every time I saw this caramel cutie, she was working on a new proposal or business plan or flyer to promote herself and her event coordinating business. — 2001

verb1

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(old-fashioned) To caramelize.
- To turn out, place the dish over the mould, and invert both together, when, if the caramelling has been complete, the pudding should slip out without any difficulty at all. — 1900

forms

carameled · caramelled · carameling · caramelling · caramels

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