verb/kaɾameliˈθaɾ/
to caramelize
Synonyms: acaramelar, caramelar
Etymology tree Late Latin calamellus Old Galician-Portuguese caramelo Portuguese caramelobor. Spanish caramelo Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōlbor. Old Spanish -izar Spanish -izar Spanish caramelizar From caramelo + -izar.