noun
Origin: Fr < OFr calamele < ML calamella, var. of canamella, sugar cane < L canna mellis < canna (see cane) + mellis, honey: see mildew
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noun
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Old Spanish caramel, caramelo
Origin: , from Portuguese caramel
Origin: , from Late Latin calamellus
Origin: , diminutive of Latin calamus, reed, cane
Origin: , from Greek kalamos
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