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verb
To convert (sugar) into caramel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To brown (sugar, or a foodstuff containing sugar) by means of heat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To undergo this kind of conversion or browning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
convert to caramel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: caramelise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: convert
verb
be converted into caramel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: caramelise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: convert
History
Etymology tree English caramel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English caramelize From caramel + -ize.
Across languages
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
