caramelo
Portuguese

caramelo
Etymology
From Old 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”). Another theory gives the Medieval Latin word an Arabic origin.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ.ˈmɛ.lu/
- (General Brazilian) IPA(key): /ka.ɾa.ˈmɛ.lu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌka.ɾa.ˈmɛ.lo/
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌka.ɾɐ.ˈmɛ.lʊ/
- Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧me‧lo
Noun
caramelo m (plural caramelos)
Synonyms
- (any candy) doce
Related terms
- caramelizar, caramelado, caramelização
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese caramelo, probably from Late Latin calamellus, and therefore a doublet of the inherited caramillo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaɾaˈmelo/
Descendants
- → Catalan: caramel
Further reading
- “caramelo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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