caramelize.
To convert (sugar) into caramel.
Meaning & usage
To convert (sugar) into caramel.
To brown (sugar, or a foodstuff containing sugar) by means of heat.
Slowly cooking the onions will caramelize them, which brings out the sweetness and gives them a brown color.
To undergo this kind of conversion or browning.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English caramel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English caramelize From caramel + -ize.
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