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noun

Caramel n.

(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.

A kind of confectionery, usually a small cube or square of tenacious paste, or candy, of varying composition and flavor.

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Etymology of 'Caramel'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Caramel" Quotes from Famous Books

... rang a bell and ordered lunch to be brought up, vol-au-vents, cold chicken, Creme Caramel, champagne. ...

— Mummery - A Tale of Three Idealists • Gilbert Cannan

... syrup, treacle, molasses, honey, manna; confection, confectionary; sweets, grocery, conserve, preserve, confiture^, jam, julep; sugar-candy, sugar-plum; licorice, marmalade, plum, lollipop, bonbon, jujube, comfit, sweetmeat; apple butter, caramel, damson, glucose; maple sirup^, maple syrup, maple sugar; mithai^, sorghum, taffy. nectar; hydromel^, mead, meade^, metheglin^, honeysuckle, liqueur, sweet wine, aperitif. [sources of sugar] sugar cane, sugar beets. [sweet foods] desert, ...

— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget

Words linked to "Caramel" : yellowish brown, chromatic, caramel apple, creme caramel, refined sugar, brown, caramelized sugar, confect, candy