caramel
/ˈkærəmel/noun
उच्चारण कैरमेल
कैरामेल, जली चीनी
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[U]
burnt sugar used for adding colour and flavour to food
कैरामेल, जली चीनी
- caramel custard
- Add a spoonful of caramel to the milk to make the pudding sweeter.
- Melt the sugar slowly to make caramel for the dessert.
+ 2 more examples
- The sauce was dark and rich with burnt caramel.
- She poured caramel over the bread pudding.
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[C, U]
a type of soft sweet made from boiled sugar, butter and milk
टॉफ़ी
- a box of caramels
- He unwrapped a caramel and offered the rest to his friends.
- He bought a bag of caramels for the long train journey.
+ 2 more examples
- The caramel stuck to my teeth.
- My aunt always keeps a few caramels in her handbag for the children.
Synonyms toffee fudge butterscotch candy
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
caramel (uncountable noun)
Caramel is burnt sugar used for colour and flavour, and it is uncountable: some caramel, a little caramel.
Caramel रंग और स्वाद के लिए जलाई हुई चीनी है, और यह uncountable है: some caramel, a little caramel।
- The cook melted sugar to make caramel.
- Add a little caramel to the custard.
caramel (countable noun, sweet)
For a soft sweet, caramel is countable: a caramel, three caramels.
नरम मिठाई के अर्थ में 'caramel' countable है: a caramel, three caramels।
- She bought a packet of caramels.
- The child had two caramels.
add sth to sth
With food, add something to something, not add in. The preposition is to: add caramel to the pudding.
खाने की चीज़ों के साथ 'add sth to sth' आता है, 'add in' नहीं। Preposition 'to' है।
- Add the caramel to the pudding.
- Add sugar to milk.
called caramel
With the verb call, the name follows directly: called caramel, not called as caramel.
Verb 'call' के बाद नाम सीधा आता है: called caramel, 'called as caramel' नहीं।
- Sugar heated until brown is called caramel.
+Collocations 4
adjective + caramel
burntmeltedstickygoldensalteddark
- Salted caramel ice cream is very popular.
caramel + noun
custardsaucepuddingcolourcandyflavour
- Caramel custard is a favourite dessert in many homes.
verb + caramel
makemeltburnstirpourdrizzle
- Stir the caramel slowly so that it does not burn.
noun + of caramel
potdroplayerpiecebar
- She poured a layer of caramel over the cake.
“More examples 8
- The cook stirred the caramel until it turned golden.
रसोइये ने कैरेमल को तब तक हिलाया जब तक वह सुनहरा न हो गया।
- A thin layer of caramel covered the pudding.
पुडिंग पर कैरेमल की पतली परत थी।
- Radhika bought a packet of caramels from the shop.
राधिका ने दुकान से कैरेमल टॉफ़ियों का एक पैकेट खरीदा।
- Caramel custard is served cold.
कैरेमल कस्टर्ड ठंडा परोसा जाता है।
- The caramel stuck to my teeth.
कैरेमल मेरे दाँतों से चिपक गया।
- The recipe says to melt the sugar slowly until it becomes caramel.
विधि के अनुसार चीनी को धीमी आँच पर तब तक पिघलाएँ जब तक वह कैरेमल न बन जाए।
- The shop sells caramel popcorn at the cinema.
दुकान सिनेमा हॉल में कैरेमल पॉपकॉर्न बेचती है।
- The caramel on the pudding cracked when she tapped it with a spoon.
चम्मच से थपथपाने पर पुडिंग पर जमा कैरेमल चटक गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Add some caramel in the pudding.
✓ Add some caramel to the pudding.
Use add to, not add in, when joining one item with another.
एक चीज़ को दूसरी में मिलाने के लिए 'add to' आता है, 'add in' नहीं।
✗ Burnt sugar is called as caramel.
✓ Burnt sugar is called caramel.
The verb call takes the name directly with no as.
Verb 'call' के बाद नाम सीधा आता है, 'as' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
AaSpelling
car·a·mel
With -a-mel (not 'carmel').
-a-mel के साथ ('carmel' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the sweet words together: caramel, toffee (a hard sweet made from boiled sugar and butter), fudge (a soft sweet), candy (American, sweets), confectionery (sweets in general).
मिठाई के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: caramel, toffee (उबली चीनी और मक्खन की कड़ी मिठाई), fudge (नरम मिठाई), candy (American, मिठाइयाँ), confectionery (सामान्य रूप से मिठाइयाँ)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: caramelization is the browning of sugar when heated, which gives a sweet nutty flavour (like the colour on toast or roasted onions, though browning of foods with protein is the Maillard reaction).
विज्ञान में caramelization गर्म करने पर चीनी का भूरा होना है, जो मीठा स्वाद देता है (प्रोटीन वाले भोजन का भूरा होना Maillard reaction है)।