caramel

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car·a·mel /ˈkærəməl, -mel/ noun  1. [countable, uncountable]DFF a sticky brown sweet made of boiled sugar, butter, and milk 黄油糖果，焦糖奶糖2. [uncountable]DFC burnt sugar used for giving food a special taste and colour 〔用于食品调味和调色的〕焦糖3. [uncountable] a light yellow-brown colour 浅褐色，淡棕色 → crème caramel

Examples from the Corpus

caramel• The cake is made with cinnamon and pureed pears and served in a pool of butterscotch caramel fudge sauce.• Increase heat until it turns a golden caramel.• The car managed like it was stuck in gooey caramel, because a car is like a horse sometimes.• Make caramel sauce by cooking butter and sugar in a pan until it turns a rich brown colour.• When the sugar has completely dissolved, increase the heat until the liquid turns a pale caramel.• A rasping lick on the martyr's hand and the caramel was gone.• Pour the caramel topping evenly over the Twinkies, and smooth with a knife.Origin caramel (1700-1800) French Spanish caramelo

car·a·mel nounChineseSyllable  

a sweet boiled of brown Corpus made sticky

caramel
car‧a‧mel /ˈkærəməl, -mel/ noun1. [uncountable and countable] a sticky brown sweet made of boiled sugar, butter, and milk
2. [uncountable] burnt sugar used for giving food a special taste and colour
3. [uncountable] a light yellow-brown colour
⇨ crème caramel

cara·melBrE /ˈkærəmel/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkærəmel/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] a type of hard sticky sweet/candy made from butter, sugar and milk; a small piece of this 黄油奶糖 [uncountable] burnt sugar used for adding colour and flavour to food 焦糖（用于食品着色和调味）  ➡  see also crème caramel [uncountable] a light brown colour 焦糖色；浅褐色