noun

caramel

KA-ruh-mehl

noun

A chewy candy or sauce made by heating sugar until it turns golden-brown.

"She drizzled warm caramel over the ice cream."

"He unwrapped a caramel and popped it in his mouth."

adj

Having a yellowish-brown color like caramel candy.

"The sofa was upholstered in a rich caramel leather."

How to Use Caramel

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA sweet, chewy candy or sauce made from cooked sugar, or the golden-brown color it has.

Common pairings

caramel sauce salted caramel caramel color

carameled past tense, caramelled past tense, caramels plural, Caramels plural, caramels singular

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She drizzled warm _____ over the ice cream.

From French caramel, tracing back through Spanish and Portuguese to Late Latin calamellus, "little reed" — an odd origin for a sugary treat.

camel enamel