Pronunciation guide
How to pronounce caramel
KA-ruh-mel - three syllables; in casual American speech it is often shortened to two, 'KAR-mul'
US/ˈkæɹ.ə.mɛl/
kæɹəmɛl
UK/ˈkæ.ɹəˌmɛl/
kæɹəmɛl
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What “caramel” means
A smooth, chewy, sticky confection made by heating sugar and other ingredients until the sugars polymerize and become sticky.
A (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection.
In a sentence
- He drizzled caramel over the warm ice cream.
- The bar served a chewy caramel candy during the movie night.
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