caramel

substantivo

1. 1

   A smooth, chewy, sticky confection made by heating sugar and other ingredients until the sugars polymerize and become sticky.

   The usual technique for making caramel is to mix table sugar with some water, then heat until the water has boiled off and the molten sugar colors.

2. 2

   A (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection.

   Caramel has a rich, complex flavor and consistency, viscous and sticky and creamy all at once, that works well with most sweets and fruits, with coffee and chocolate, and even with salt: the prized caramels of Brittany are made with a notable dose of sea salt.

3. 3

   A yellow-brown color, like that of caramel.

adjetivo

1. 1

   Of a yellow-brown color.

   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.

verbo

1. 1

   antiquadoTo caramelize.

   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.

Formas

plural

caramels

pretérito

carameled, caramelled

particípio passado

carameled, caramelled

gerúndio

carameling, caramelling

3.ª pessoa do singular

caramels