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carmel

/ˈkɑɹ.ml̩/

carmel is the alternative form of caramel.

Meaning of caramel

Noun

caramel (countable and uncountable, plural caramels)

  1. (uncountable) A smooth, chewy, sticky confection made by heating sugar and other ingredients until the sugars polymerize and become sticky.
    • The usual technique for making caramel is to mix table sugar with some water, then heat until the water has boiled off and the molten sugar colors.2004, Harold McGee, chapter 12, in On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Scribner, →ISBN
  2. (countable) A (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection.
    • Caramel has a rich, complex flavor and consistency, viscous and sticky and creamy all at once, that works well with most sweets and fruits, with coffee and chocolate, and even with salt: the prized caramels of Brittany are made with a notable dose of sea salt.2004, Harold McGee, chapter 12, in On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Scribner, →ISBN
  3. A yellow-brown color, like that of caramel.

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Proper noun capitalized: Carmel

IPA/ˈkɑɹ.məl/

Carmel

  1. A mountain range in Israel.
    • So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Kings 18:20
  2. A female given name from Hebrew from the Roman Catholic epithet of Virgin Mary at Mount Carmel.
  3. A city, valley, and river in Monterey County, California, United States. The full name of the city is Carmel-by-the-Sea.
  4. One name for the mission located in Monterey County, California.
    Synonyms:
    San Carlos
  5. (dated) The Rumsen; the Native American people of this Monterey region.
  6. (dated) Rumsen; the language of those people.
  7. A city in Hamilton County, Indiana.
  8. A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
  9. A town in Putnam County, New York.
  10. A hamlet and census-designated place, the county seat of Putnam County, New York.
  11. An unincorporated community in Highland County, Ohio.
  12. An unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
  2. A hamlet in Llannerch-y-medd community, Anglesey (OS grid ref SH3882).
  3. A small village in Llanfihangel Aberbythych community, Carmarthenshire (OS grid ref SN5816).
  4. A village in Whitford community, Flintshire (OS grid ref SJ1676).
  5. A small village in Llandwrog community, Gwynedd (OS grid ref SH4955).
  6. A suburb of Perth, Australia.

Synonyms of carmel

Forms of carmel

pluralcarmels

Origin of carmel

Variant of caramel, influenced by two-syllable pronunciations of that word.

From Hebrew כַּרְמֶל (karmél, “vineyard of El/God”).

Words formed from carmel

Phrases with carmel

Questions about carmel

What does carmel mean?
Carmel means a mountain range in Israel.
What is carmel the alternative form of?
Carmel is the alternative form of caramel.
What part of speech is carmel?
Carmel is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce carmel?
Carmel is pronounced /ˈkɑɹ.ml̩/.

Words near carmel in the dictionary

  1. carmazapine
  2. Carme
  3. Carmean
  4. Carmeans
  5. carmegliptin
  6. carmel
  7. Carmel Point
  8. Carmel Valley
  9. Carmel Valley Village
  10. Carmel-by-the-Sea
  11. Carmeleno

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