caramelo

== English == === Noun === caramelo (plural caramelos) A mixed-breed dog originating in Brazil, known for its caramel-colored coat. Synonym: caramelo dog ==== Further reading ==== caramelo (dog) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese caramelo, from Late Latin calamellum, diminutive of Latin calamus, or alternatively from Early Medieval Latin cannamellis (“honey cane”), probably from Latin canna + mellis, genitive of mel (“honey”). === Pronunciation === (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌka.ɾɐ.ˈmɛ.lʊ/ Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧me‧lo === Noun === caramelo m (plural caramelos) (uncountable) caramel (confection) candy made of caramel (by extension) any candy Synonym: doce ice, icicle (Brazil) a type of mixed-breed dog with a caramel-colored coat Synonym: vira-lata caramelo ==== Related terms ==== caramelizar, caramelado, caramelização ==== Descendants ==== → Spanish: caramelo (“caramel, candy”)→ Catalan: caramel→ French: caramel (see there for further descendants) === Further reading === caramelo on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt “caramelo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “caramelo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese caramelo, probably from Late Latin calamellus, and therefore a doublet of the inherited caramillo. Also, a doublet of the Middle French borrowing churumbela. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaɾaˈmelo/ [ka.ɾaˈme.lo] Rhymes: -elo Syllabification: ca‧ra‧me‧lo === Noun === caramelo m (plural caramelos) caramel candy Synonyms: dulce, golosina ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: caramel → French: caramel (see there for further descendants) === Further reading === “caramelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025