CARAMEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does caramel mean? 

• CARAMEL (noun)
  The noun CARAMEL has 3 senses:

1. firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk

2. burnt sugar; used to color and flavor food

3. a medium to dark tan color

  Familiarity information: CARAMEL used as a noun is uncommon.

• CARAMEL (adjective)
  The adjective CARAMEL has 1 sense:

1. having the color of caramel; of a moderate yellow-brown

  Familiarity information: CARAMEL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARAMEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("caramel" is a kind of...):

candy; confect (a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts)

Derivation:

caramelise (convert to caramel)

caramelise (be converted into caramel)

caramelize (convert to caramel)

caramelize (be converted into caramel)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Burnt sugar; used to color and flavor food

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

caramel; caramelized sugar

Hypernyms ("caramel" is a kind of...):

refined sugar; sugar (a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative)

Derivation:

caramelise (convert to caramel)

caramelise (be converted into caramel)

caramelize (convert to caramel)

caramelize (be converted into caramel)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A medium to dark tan color

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

buff; caramel; caramel brown; raw sienna; yellowish brown

Hypernyms ("caramel" is a kind of...):

brown; brownness (an orange of low brightness and saturation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "caramel"):

snuff-color; snuff-colour (dark yellowish brown)

Derivation:

caramel (having the color of caramel; of a moderate yellow-brown)

• CARAMEL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having the color of caramel; of a moderate yellow-brown

Synonyms:

caramel; caramel brown

Similar:

chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)

Derivation:

caramel (a medium to dark tan color)

 Context examples 

A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles caramel.

(Caramel Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)