キャラメル

きゃらめる
noun
caramel
food
1. caramel, caramel candy
A chewy candy made from sugar, butter, and cream, or the flavor of caramelized sugar.
キャラメルを食(た)べる。
To eat caramel.
キャラメル味(あじ)のアイスが好(す)きだ。
I like caramel-flavored ice cream.
There is bittersweet caramel sauce on top of the pudding.

Etymology

From English "caramel." The word names both the candy and the flavor.

Compounds

  • キャラメルソース: caramel sauce
  • キャラメルマキアート: caramel macchiato
  • 生(なま)キャラメル: soft caramel (a popular sweet from Hokkaido)
  • キャラメルポップコーン: caramel popcorn
  • キャラメル味(あじ): caramel flavor

Cultural note

森永(もりなが)ミルクキャラメル (Morinaga Milk Caramel) is one of Japan's most iconic candies, sold since 1913.