CARAMEL


Meaning of CARAMEL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkär-məl; ˈker-ə-məl, ˈka-rə-, -ˌmel ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Spanish caramelo, from Portuguese, icicle, caramel, from Late Latin calamellus small reed — more at shawm

Date: 1653

1. : an amorphous brittle brown and somewhat bitter substance obtained by heating sugar and used as a coloring and flavoring agent

2. : a firm chewy usually caramel-flavored candy

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.