Definition of "caramel"

caramel

/ˈkæɹ.ə.mɛl/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural caramels
1. (uncountable) A smooth, chewy, sticky confection made by heating sugar and other ingredients until the sugars polymerize and become sticky.
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  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, Harold McGee, chapter 12, in On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Scribner
2. (countable) A (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection.
  Quotations
  Caramel has a rich, complex flavor and consistency, viscous and sticky and creamy all at once, that works well with most sweets and fruits, with coffee and chocolate, and even with salt: the prized caramels of Brittany are made with a notable dose of sea salt.
  2004, Harold McGee, chapter 12, in On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Scribner
3. (color) A yellow-brown color, like that of caramel.
adjective
not comparable
1. Of a yellow-brown color.
  Quotations
  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, Nicole Sconiers, California Schemin': The Black Woman's Guide to Surviving in LA
verb
third-person singular simple present caramels, present participle caramelling or carameling, simple past and past participle caramelled or carameled
1. (transitive, cooking, dated) To caramelize.
  Quotations
  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, M. M. Mallock, The Economics of Modern Cookery: Or, A Younger Son's Cookery Book

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