1. a sweet brown substance made by heating sugar until it melts and turns brown
2. a soft chewy candy made with caramelized sugar, butter, and cream

1. having a light brown color like caramel

Examples

• She drizzled caramel sauce over the ice cream.
• The recipe calls for melting sugar to make caramel.
• He unwrapped a piece of caramel candy.
• The caramels were individually wrapped in cellophane.
• She has beautiful caramel-colored hair.
• The walls were painted in warm caramel tones.
• The baker made caramel by slowly heating the sugar.