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caramelo.

caramel (confection)

8 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ka.ɾaˈmɛ.lu/Brazil/kɐ.ɾɐˈmɛ.lu/Portugal/ˌka.ɾɐ.ˈmɛ.lʊ/Northeast-Brazil
  1. caramel (confection)

    masculine · uncountable
  2. candy made of caramel

    masculine
  3. any candy

    broadly · masculine
  4. icicle

    masculine
  5. caramel (yellow-brown color)

    masculine
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”).

noun/ka.ɾaˈmɛ.lu/Brazil/kɐ.ɾɐˈmɛ.lu/Portugal/ˌka.ɾɐ.ˈmɛ.lʊ/Northeast-Brazil
  1. a stereotypical Brazilian mutt dog with short, caramel coat

    Brazil · by-personal-gender · colloquial · endearing · feminine · masculine
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”).

adj/ka.ɾaˈmɛ.lu/Brazil/kɐ.ɾɐˈmɛ.lu/Portugal/ˌka.ɾɐ.ˈmɛ.lʊ/Northeast-Brazil
  1. caramel (of a yellow-brown color)

    invariable
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”).

verb/ka.ɾaˈmɛ.lu/Brazil/kɐ.ɾɐˈmɛ.lu/Portugal/ˌka.ɾɐ.ˈmɛ.lʊ/Northeast-Brazil
  1. first-person singular present indicative of caramelar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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