caramel
noun
car·a·mel
| \ ˈkär-məl
; ˈker-ə-məl
, ˈka-rə-, -ˌmel\
; ˈker-ə-məl
, ˈka-rə-, -ˌmel\
Definition of caramel
1
: a usually firm to brittle, golden-brown to dark brown substance that has a sweet, nutty, buttery, or bitter flavor, is obtained by heating sugar at high temperature, and used especially as a coloring and flavoring agent
Caramel is an ingredient in many candies.
2
: a firm, chewy, usually caramel-flavored candy made with sugar, cream, corn syrup, and butter
a bag of caramels
Examples of caramel in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
In addition to live performances from top local talent, a free caramel apple bar and a cash bar will be available. — Carol Kovach, cleveland.com, "Lakewood Community, European festivals set for Sept. 7: A Place in the Sun," 3 Sep. 2019 Move with a spatula to cover bananas with the caramel sauce. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Decadent French toast recipes from Breakfast Republic’s chef," 13 Aug. 2019 Finish with Valrhona chocolate cake with caramel sauce or coconut ice cream with puffed rice. — Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com, "8 picks for great meal deals during Fort Lauderdale restaurant months," 31 July 2019 In the past two years, Moyer’s caramel apple sales have quadrupled. — Virginia Gewin, Washington Post, "Produce growers get new ammunition in the battle against outbreaks," 22 July 2019 As for other additions to the fair menu, there are lasagna egg rolls, waffle pizza, Hot Cheetos caramel apples and Fruity Pebbles shrimp po’ boys. — Priscella Vega, latimes.com, "O.C. Fair applies finishing touches to open ‘Acres of Fun’ in Costa Mesa," 7 July 2019 Customers can select their frosting from 20-plus flavors (Elderflower Power and Oh Sweet Matcha! are the seasonal ones) and 20-plus toppings (such as almonds, caramel sauce, bananas and pretzels). — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, "Cinnaholic cinnamon rolls coming to Concord," 5 June 2019 Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson could have left the store or ordered a tall caramel cocoa cluster frappuccino. — Stu Bykofsky, Philly.com, "Outside Starbucks, retail trespass arrests are rare in Center City | Stu Bykofsky," 26 Apr. 2018 The marshmallow pizza is made out of pizza dough and chocolate fudge topped with marshmallows and a drizzle of caramel. — Kaila Contreras, Houston Chronicle, "Humble area pizzeria La Famiglia prides itself on family values," 12 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'caramel.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for caramel
caramel
noun
English Language Learners Definition of caramel
: a light brown candy made from butter, sugar, and milk or cream
: sugar that is cooked until it is burnt and that is used to give color and flavor to food
: a light brown color
See the full definition for caramel in the English Language Learners Dictionary
caramel
noun
car·a·mel
| \ ˈkär-məl
, ˈker-ə-məl\
, ˈker-ə-məl\
Kids Definition of caramel
1
: a firm chewy candy
2
: burnt sugar used for coloring and flavoring
caramel
noun
car·a·mel
| \ ˈkar-ə-məl
, -ˌmel; ˈkär-məl
\
, -ˌmel; ˈkär-məl
\
Medical Definition of caramel
: an amorphous brittle brown and somewhat bitter substance obtained by heating sugar and used as a coloring and flavoring agent
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