caramelise

Other spellings

• (US) caramelize

Word parts

caramel + -ise

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈkar(ə)məlʌɪz/

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Verb

Plain form caramelise

Third-person singular caramelises

Past tense caramelised

Past participle caramelised

Present participle caramelising

1. (cooking) (transitive) If you caramelise sugar, you convert it into caramel.
2. (cooking) (transitive) If you caramelise sugar, you brown it by using heat.

   Slowly cooking the onions will caramelize them, which brings out the sweetness and gives them a brown color.

Related words

• caramel
• caramelisation/caramelization