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Date: 1700-1800
Language: French
Origin: Spanish caramelo

caramel

 noun
     
Related topics: Cooking, Food Dish
car‧a‧mel
1 [uncountable and countable]DFF a sticky brown sweet made of boiled sugar, butter, and milk
2 [uncountable]DFC burnt sugar used for giving food a special taste and colour
3 [uncountable] a light yellow-brown colour
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