car‧a‧mel‧ize (
also caramelise British English) /ˈkærəməlaɪz/
verb1. [intransitive] if sugar caramelizes, it becomes brown and hard when it is heated
2. [transitive] to cook food such as fruit or vegetables with sugar
—caramelized adjective:
caramelized onions [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲