caramelizar

From caramelo +‎ -izar.

• IPA^(key): /kaɾameliˈθaɾ/ [ka.ɾa.me.liˈθaɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /kaɾameliˈsaɾ/ [ka.ɾa.me.liˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ca‧ra‧me‧li‧zar

caramelizar (first-person singular present caramelizo, first-person singular preterite caramelicé, past participle caramelizado)

1. (transitive) to caramelize

   Synonyms: acaramelar, caramelar

• “caramelizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025