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caramel
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French caramel, from Spanish caramelo, from Portuguese caramelo, from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of calamus (“reed”) (and therefore a doublet of chalumeau and shawm), or alternatively from Medieval Latin cannamellis, which is either a compound of canna + mellis.
Pronunciation
- (UK, General Australian, General New Zealand) and (US, Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA(key): /?kæ?.?.m?l/, /?kæ?.?.m?l/, or IPA(key): /?kæ.??.m?l/, /?kæ.??.m?l/
- (US, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /?k??.?.m?l/, /?k??.?.m?l/
- (US) IPA(key): /?k??.m?l/, /?k??.?.m?l/
Noun
caramel (countable and uncountable, plural caramels)
- (uncountable) A smooth, chewy, sticky confection made by heating sugar and other ingredients until the sugars polymerize and become sticky.
- (countable) A (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection.
- (color) A yellow-brown color, like that of caramel.
Usage notes
Both the two syllable and the three syllable pronunciations are very common in all regions of the United States. The three-syllable pronunciation is more common than the two-syllable one in the South (excluding western Texas), northern New Jersey, eastern New York, and New England, while the two-syllable one is more common in other regions.
Derived terms
- caramel fuel
- caramelise, caramelize
Translations
See also
- fudge, toffee
Adjective
caramel (not comparable)
- Of a yellow-brown color.
- 2001, Nicole Sconiers, California Schemin': The Black Woman's Guide to Surviving in LA
- 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
caramel (third-person singular simple present caramels, present participle caramelling or carameling, simple past and past participle caramelled or carameled)
- (transitive, cooking, dated) To caramelize.
- 1900, M. M. Mallock, The Economics of Modern Cookery: Or, A Younger Son's Cookery Book
- 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
Further reading
- caramel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
Anagrams
- Maracle, cameral, ceramal, maceral, reclama
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish caramelo.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /k?.???m?l/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ka.?a?m?l/
Noun
caramel m (plural caramels)
- caramel (sticky confection made by heating sugar)
- candy, sweet
Further reading
- “caramel” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish caramelo, from Portuguese caramelo, probably from Late Latin calamellus, and therefore doublet of the inherited chalumeau.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.?a.m?l/
Noun
caramel m (plural caramels)
- caramel, fudge
Derived terms
- caraméliser
Descendants
Further reading
- “caramel” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- calmera, clamera, réclama
Romanian
Etymology
From French caramel.
Noun
caramel n (plural carameluri)
- caramel
Declension
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maple
English
Wikispecies
Etymology
From Old English *mapul (attested in mapultr?ow and mapulder), from Proto-Germanic *mapulaz (compare Old Saxon mapulder, Old High German mazaltra, mazzaltra; Old Norse m?purr, Middle Low German mapeldorn, dialectal Dutch meppel, German Masseller, Maßholder), perhaps a blend of *masuraz (“knob; maple-tree”) (compare Old English mæsen (“maple”), Old Norse m?surr (“maple”), German Maser (“knob, offshoot”)) and *aplaz (“apple”) (see apple), from *mas? (“lump, knob”) (compare obsolete German Mase (“scar”), modern Maser (“speck, measle”). More at measles.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?me?pl?/
- Rhymes: -e?p?l
Noun
maple (countable and uncountable, plural maples)
- A tree of the Acer genus, characterised by its usually palmate leaves and winged seeds.
- The wood of such a tree, prized for its hardness and attractive appearance
Derived terms
Translations
References
Anagrams
- Palme, ample, pelma
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