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Spanish
Etymology
From caramelo + -izar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /kaɾameliˈθaɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kaɾameliˈsaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ca‧ra‧me‧li‧zar
Verb
caramelizar (first-person singular present caramelizo, first-person singular preterite caramelicé, past participle caramelizado)
- (transitive) to caramelize
- Synonyms: acaramelar, caramelar
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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