Definitions

1. noun

a sweet food made from melted sugar that has been heated to a deep amber color and then cooled until it becomes hard and brittle.

“She loved the gooey caramel drizzled over the ice cream.”

2. verb

to cook sugar until it is a deep amber color, typically to make a sweet food such as caramel.

“The chef caramelized the sugar in the saucepan to create a rich, sticky sauce.”