caramel

Plural: caramels

Noun

firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk
burnt sugar; used to color and flavor food
a medium to dark tan color
A smooth, chewy, sticky confection made by heating sugar and other ingredients until the sugars polymerize and become sticky.
A (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection.
A yellow-brown color, like that of caramel.

Adjective Satellite

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

Adj

Of a yellow-brown color.

Verb

To caramelize.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French caramel, from Spanish caramelo, from Portuguese caramelo, dissimilated from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of calamus (“reed”) (and a doublet of chalumeau and shawm). Alternatively from Medieval Latin cannamellis, which is a compound of canna + mellis.

Synonyms

buff, caramel brown, caramelized sugar, raw sienna, yellowish brown

Scrabble Score: 11

caramel is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
caramel is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
caramel is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

caramel is a valid Words With Friends word