caramelize

== English == === Alternative forms === caramelise carmelize (US, nonstandard) === Etymology === From caramel + -ize. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkaɹ(ə)məlʌɪz/, /ˈkɑɹ(ə)məlʌɪz/ === Verb === caramelize (third-person singular simple present caramelizes, present participle caramelizing, simple past and past participle caramelized) (cooking, transitive) To convert (sugar) into caramel. (cooking, transitive) To brown (sugar, or a foodstuff containing sugar) by means of heat. (cooking, intransitive) To undergo this kind of conversion or browning. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “caramelize”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.