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单词 caramel
释义 caramel
 /kar"euh meuhl, -mel', kahr"meuhl/,  n.  
  1. a liquid made by cooking sugar until it changes color, used for coloring and flavoring food.
  2. a kind of chewy candy, commonly in small blocks, made from sugar, butter, milk, etc.
  3. a yellowish brown or tan color.
 [1715-25; < F < Sp or Pg caramelo < LL calamellus little reed (by dissimilation), equiv. to calam(us) reed (see CALAMUS) + -ellus dim. suffix; meaning changed by assoc. with ML cannamella, canna mellis, etc., sugar cane, equiv. to L canna CANE + mel honey (gen. mellis)]
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