caramel

noun/ˈkɛrəməl/

Frequency rank: #7,819 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a soft, chewy candy or sweet sauce made by heating sugar until it turns brown.

Illustration for the English word “caramel”

Example sentence

She poured warm caramel sauce over her vanilla ice cream.

Synonyms & related words

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