- caramel
- noun /ˈkɛɹəmɛl,ˈkæɹəmɛl,ˈkɑɹməl,ˈkæɹəmɛl/a) A smooth, chewy, sticky confection made by heating sugar and other ingredients until the sugars polymerize and become sticky.b) A piece of such candy.
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caramel — [ karamɛl ] n. m. • 1680; port. caramelo, par l esp. caramel(o) « sucre fondu »; probablt du bas lat. calamellus, de calamus « roseau » 1 ♦ Produit brun, brillant, aromatique, de la déshydratation du sucre par la chaleur. L odeur du caramel.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Caramel — (pronounced /ˈkærəmɛl/ or /ˈkɑrməl/) refers to a range of confections that are beige to dark brown in color, derived from the caramelization of one or several types of sugars, often occurring in the traditional cooking method of a sweet. Caramel… … Wikipedia
caramel — CARAMÉL, carameluri, s.n. Produs de culoare brună roşcată solubil în apă, obţinut prin încălzirea şi deshidratarea zahărului şi folosit în cofetărie, la colorarea unor băuturi sau a unor alimente şi la prepararea plăcilor fotografice. – Din it.… … Dicționar Român
Caramel — bezeichnet: geschmolzenen Zucker, siehe Karamell Caramel (Film), libanesisch französischer Film von Nadine Labaki (2007) Siehe auch: Crème caramel, Süßspeise Diese Seite ist eine … Deutsch Wikipedia
caramel — CARAMEL. s. m. Sucre fondu et durci. Le caramel est bon pour le rhume. Cerises au caramel … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
Caramel — Car a*mel, n. [F. caramel (cf. Sp. caramelo), LL. canna mellis, cannamella, canamella, calamellus mellitus, sugar cane, from or confused with L. canna reed + mel, mellis, honey. See {Cane}.] 1. (Chem.) Burnt sugar; a brown or black porous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caramel — 1725, from Fr. caramel burnt sugar (17c.), ultimately from M.L. cannamellis, traditionally from L. canna (see CANE (Cf. cane)) + mellis honey; though some give the M.L. word an Arabic origin … Etymology dictionary
Carămel — (fr.), 1) bei hoher Temperatur bis zur Bräunung geschmolzener Zucker, er ist in Wasser leicht löslich, ohne Geschmack u. der Gährung nicht fähig. Man wendet ihn in der Zuckerbäckerei zum Färben der Confitüren an, sowie um dem Weine eine dunklere… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Caramel — Caramel, braun gesottener Candis … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
caramel — (Cf. caramelo). 1. m. Variedad de sardina, propia del Mediterráneo. 2. ant. caramelo (ǁ azúcar fundido y endurecido) … Diccionario de la lengua española
caramel — ► NOUN 1) sugar or syrup heated until it turns brown, used as a flavouring or colouring for food or drink. 2) a soft toffee made with sugar and butter that have been melted and further heated. DERIVATIVES caramelize (also caramelise) verb. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
