caramel
noun
car·a·mel
ˈkär-məl 
ˈker-ə-məl
ˈker-ə-məl
ˈka-rə-,
-ˌmel
1
: a usually firm to brittle, golden-brown to dark brown substance that has a sweet, nutty, buttery, or bitter flavor, is obtained by heating sugar at high temperature, and used especially as a coloring and flavoring agent
Caramel is an ingredient in many candies.
2
: a firm, chewy, usually caramel-flavored candy made with sugar, cream, corn syrup, and butter
a bag of caramels
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Several weeks ago, the department set up a trap: a large metal cage sprayed with cherry and caramel scents.
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Carter Evans, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
D'Agostino adds that any chocolates that have fillings, like ganache or caramels, and inclusions, such as nuts or fruit, have a much shorter shelf life than solid chocolate.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
Next, melt the caramels and pour them over the peanut butter layer.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
Fruity noses are well and good, but Breckenridge Brewery also brews its own Christmas Ale with chocolate and caramel flavors (breckbrew.com), and Avery Brewing Co. has an Old Jubilation Ale made with (checks notes) hazelnut?
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 15 Dec. 2025
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Carter Evans, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
D'Agostino adds that any chocolates that have fillings, like ganache or caramels, and inclusions, such as nuts or fruit, have a much shorter shelf life than solid chocolate.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
Next, melt the caramels and pour them over the peanut butter layer.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
Fruity noses are well and good, but Breckenridge Brewery also brews its own Christmas Ale with chocolate and caramel flavors (breckbrew.com), and Avery Brewing Co. has an Old Jubilation Ale made with (checks notes) hazelnut?
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for caramel
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“Caramel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caramel. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.
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caramel
noun
car·a·mel
ˈkär-məl
ˈkar-ə-məl
ˈkar-ə-məl
-ˌmel
1
: burnt sugar used for coloring and flavoring
2
: a firm chewy candy
Medical Definition
caramel
noun
car·a·mel
ˈkar-ə-məl
-ˌmel; ˈkär-məl
-ˌmel; ˈkär-məl
: an amorphous brittle brown and somewhat bitter substance obtained by heating sugar and used as a coloring and flavoring agent
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