caramelization

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noun

The process that converts sugars into caramel; the process of caramelizing.

“Slowly cooking the onions will cause caramelization which will bring out the sweetness and give them a brown color.”

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Meanings

nouncaramelization (countable and uncountable, plural caramelizations)

plural caramelizations · alternative caramelisation

  1. countableuncountablecookingThe process that converts sugars into caramel; the process of caramelizing.
  2. countableuncountablecookingThe browning of sugars by heat.

    Slowly cooking the onions will cause caramelization which will bring out the sweetness and give them a brown color.

Origin

From caramel + -ization.

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Translations

Catalan caramel·lització
  • caramel·litzacióTranslations
French caramélisation
  • caramélisationTranslations
Greek καραμελοποίηση
  • καραμελοποίηση (karamelopoíisi)Translations
Polish karmelizacja
  • karmelizacjaTranslations
Portuguese caramelização
  • caramelizaçãoTranslations
Russian карамелиза́ция
  • карамелиза́ция (karamelizácija)Translations
Spanish caramelización
  • caramelizaciónTranslations
Turkish karamelleştirme, karamelize etme
  • karamelleştirmeTranslations
  • karamelize etmeTranslations
  • karamelizasyonTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

caramelization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caramelization

MLA

“caramelization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caramelization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caramelization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caramelization.

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