caramelo.
caramel (confection)
Meaning & usage
caramel (confection)
candy made of caramel
any candy
icicle
caramel (yellow-brown color)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱélh₂m̥ Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos)bor. Latin calamus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Late Latin calamellus Old Galician-Portuguese caramelo Portuguese caramelo From Old Galician-Portuguese caramelo, from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of Latin calamus, or alternatively from Early Medieval Latin cannamellis (“honey cane”), probably from Latin canna + mellis, genitive of mel (“honey”).
a stereotypical Brazilian mutt dog with short, caramel coat
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱélh₂m̥ Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos)bor. Latin calamus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Late Latin calamellus Old Galician-Portuguese caramelo Portuguese caramelo From Old Galician-Portuguese caramelo, from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of Latin calamus, or alternatively from Early Medieval Latin cannamellis (“honey cane”), probably from Latin canna + mellis, genitive of mel (“honey”).
caramel (of a yellow-brown color)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱélh₂m̥ Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos)bor. Latin calamus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Late Latin calamellus Old Galician-Portuguese caramelo Portuguese caramelo From Old Galician-Portuguese caramelo, from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of Latin calamus, or alternatively from Early Medieval Latin cannamellis (“honey cane”), probably from Latin canna + mellis, genitive of mel (“honey”).
first-person singular present indicative of caramelar
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