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caramel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • butterscotch noun A hard candy or sauce made from butter, brown sugar, and syrup.
  • caramel noun A chewy candy or sauce made by heating sugar until it turns golden-brown.
  • fudge noun A soft, very sweet candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
  • toffee noun A chewy sweet made by boiling sugar and butter (or milk) until it hardens on cooling.

Senses

caramel is used for these senses in English:

  • butterscotch A sauce or syrup made of similar ingredients.
  • caramel (countable) A (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection.
  • fudge (chiefly, _, uncountable) A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.

caramel — full definition

  1. noun A chewy candy or sauce made by heating sugar until it turns golden-brown.
  2. adj Having a yellowish-brown color like caramel candy.

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