Noun: caramel ker-u-mul [N. Amer], ka-ru-mul [Brit]
- Firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk
"She unwrapped a soft caramel and popped it into her mouth"
- Burnt sugar; used to colour and flavour food
"The flan was topped with a layer of caramel";
- caramelized sugar, caramelised sugar [Brit]
- A medium to dark tan colour
"Her hair was dyed a warm caramel brown";
- yellowish brown, raw sienna, buff, caramel brown
- Having the colour of caramel; of a moderate yellow-brown
"Her caramel skin glowed in the sunlight"; "The caramel brown leather sofa was the centrepiece of the room";
- caramel brown
Derived forms: caramels
See also: chromatic
Type of: brown, brownness, candy, confect, lolly [Austral, NZ], refined sugar, sugar, sweet [Brit], sweetie [Brit, informal]
Encyclopedia: Caramel