Caramel

['kærəm(ə)l;-mel] or ['kærəmɛl]

Definition

(noun.) burnt sugar; used to color and flavor food.

(noun.) firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk.

(adj.) having the color of caramel; of a moderate yellow-brown .

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Definition

(n.) 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.

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

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Burnt sugar.

Typist: Toni

Definition

n. a dark-brown substance produced by the action of heat on sugar used in colouring whisky wines &c.: a kind of confection usually of chocolate sugar and butter.—Also Car′omel.

Edited by Bradley