karamel

See also: Karamel

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English caramel, borrowed from French caramel, from Spanish caramelo, from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of calamus (“reed”), or alternatively from Medieval Latin cannamellis, which is either a compound of canna + mellis or possibly a borrowing from Arabic. Doublet of karmelitos.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧mel

Noun

karamel

1. a smooth, chewy, sticky confection made by heating sugar and other ingredients until the sugars polymerize and become sticky
2. a (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection
3. a yellow-brown color, like that of caramel

Adjective

karamel

1. having the color of caramel

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from French caramel.

Noun

karamel m inan

1. caramel (confection)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “karamel”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “karamel”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

From French caramel, from Spanish caramelo.

Noun

karamel c (singular definite karamellen, plural indefinite karameller)

1. caramel
2. toffee

Inflection

Declension of karamel

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	karamel	karamellen	karameller	karamellerne
genitive	karamels	karamellens	karamellers	karamellernes

Further reading

• “karamel” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From French caramel, from Spanish caramelo, from Latin canamella (“sugar cane”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

karamel m (plural karamels, diminutive karamelletje n)

1. the sweet mixture caramel, used for confection
2. (plural also karamellen) a piece (usually block-shaped) of candy made with it

Derived terms

• karameliseren, karamelizeren
• karamellenvers n

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: karamèl, karamèlè

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French caramel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [käɾäˈmæl], [-ˈmɛl]
• Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧mel

Noun

karamel (definite accusative karameli, plural karameller)

1. caramel

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	karamel
Definite accusative	karameli
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	karamel	karameller
Definite accusative	karameli	karamelleri
Dative	karamele	karamellere
Locative	karamelde	karamellerde
Ablative	karamelden	karamellerden
Genitive	karamelin	karamellerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular karamelim karamellerim 2nd singular karamelin karamellerin 3rd singular karameli karamelleri 1st plural karamelimiz karamellerimiz 2nd plural karameliniz karamelleriniz 3rd plural karamelleri karamelleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular karamelimi karamellerimi 2nd singular karamelini karamellerini 3rd singular karamelini karamellerini 1st plural karamelimizi karamellerimizi 2nd plural karamelinizi karamellerinizi 3rd plural karamellerini karamellerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular karamelime karamellerime 2nd singular karameline karamellerine 3rd singular karameline karamellerine 1st plural karamelimize karamellerimize 2nd plural karamelinize karamellerinize 3rd plural karamellerine karamellerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular karamelimde karamellerimde 2nd singular karamelinde karamellerinde 3rd singular karamelinde karamellerinde 1st plural karamelimizde karamellerimizde 2nd plural karamelinizde karamellerinizde 3rd plural karamellerinde karamellerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular karamelimden karamellerimden 2nd singular karamelinden karamellerinden 3rd singular karamelinden karamellerinden 1st plural karamelimizden karamellerimizden 2nd plural karamelinizden karamellerinizden 3rd plural karamellerinden karamellerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular karamelimin karamellerimin 2nd singular karamelinin karamellerinin 3rd singular karamelinin karamellerinin 1st plural karamelimizin karamellerimizin 2nd plural karamelinizin karamellerinizin 3rd plural karamellerinin karamellerinin

Derived terms

karamelleşmek

Related terms

• karamela
• karamelizasyon
• karamelize
• krem brüle
• krem karamel

 

Further reading

• “karamel”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “karamel”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “karamel”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 3, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2363

Uzbek

Noun

karamel (plural karamellar)

1. caramel