caramelo
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese caramelo, from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of Latin calamus, or alternatively from Medieval Latin cannamellis (“honey cane”), probably from Latin canna + mellis, genitive of mel (“honey”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
caramelo m (plural caramelos)
- (uncountable) caramel (confection)
- candy made of caramel
- (by extension) any candy
- Synonym: doce
- ice, icicle
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Spanish: caramelo (“caramel, candy”)
Further reading edit
- caramelo on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Portuguese caramelo, probably from Late Latin calamellus, and therefore a doublet of the inherited caramillo.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /kaɾaˈmelo/ [ka.ɾaˈme.lo]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -elo
- Syllabification: ca‧ra‧me‧lo
Noun edit
caramelo m (plural caramelos)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “caramelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014