car·a·mel

car·a·mel
/ˈkɑɚməl, ˈkerəməl/ noun, pl -mels
1 : a light brown candy made from butter, sugar, and milk or cream
[noncount]

a piece of caramel

[count]

a bag of caramels

2 [noncount] : sugar that is cooked until it is burnt and that is used to give color and flavor to food — see also crème caramel
3 [noncount] : a light brown color

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