caramel
caramel
[ˈkarəm(ə)l, -mɛl]
noun
[ˈkarəm(ə)l, -mɛl]
noun
- [mass noun]sugar or syrup heated until it turns brown, used as a flavouring or colouring for food or drink
焦糖（用于食物、饮料调味或着色）
a gateau frosted with caramel.
一个撒了糖霜的奶油蛋糕。
[as modifier]caramel ice cream.
焦糖冰淇淋。
■the light brown colour of this substance
焦糖色；褐色
the liquid turns a pale caramel.
液体变成了淡褐色。
[as modifier]a caramel sweater.
一件褐色运动衫。
■[count noun]a soft toffee made with sugar and butter that have been melted and further heated
太妃糖，乳脂糖
- early 18th cent.: from French, from Spanish caramelo
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