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
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 2019 Swirl the inside of a glass with a drizzle of mezcal caramel. — Priya Krishna, Marie Claire, "6 Boozy Frozen Drinks You Can Make at Home," 24 May 2017 Not one, not two, not three, but five different ice creams – vanilla, chocolate, salted caramel, mint chip and cookie dough – provide the base for a bevy of toppings including hot fudge, maple pecans, whipped cream and more. — Georgann Yara, azcentral, "Put these 10 frozen desserts on your Phoenix summer bucket list," 26 July 2019 Cheung offers a single dessert: a sweet rice dumpling barely visible in a pool of salted caramel with a shower of toasted cashews and black and white sesame seeds. — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, "Queen’s English brings Hong Kong’s sizzle to Columbia Heights," 17 July 2019 Drizzles include hot fudge, marshmallow, salted caramel, raspberry and/or blackberry. — Joyce Smith, kansascity, "New to Leawood: Donut shop where you can top doughnuts with bacon, ice cream, more," 29 June 2018 This banana pudding variety will have layers of dulce de leche pudding and homemade salted caramel made with Maldon sea salt. — Audrey Gorden, RedEye Chicago, "Magnolia Bakery launches four limited edition banana pudding flavors for summer," 1 June 2017 Don't miss Timmons' Steen's cane syrup caramel tart with pork cracklins and a biscuit bread pudding with bourbon cream sauce. — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, "Ambitious Bravery Chef Hall now open downtown," 24 July 2019 Order a signature creation like the Salty Cat, which comes to life when a sweet dairy base is poured onto a cold steel surface, mixed with pretzels and caramel, then spread thin and scraped into tight spirals. — Birmingham Magazine, al.com, "Where to get the best summertime treats in Birmingham," 24 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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