Definition
A soft, chewy candy made by cooking sugar or molasses and pulling it until it's light and fluffy.
Etymology
From 'taffeta' (the fabric), borrowed from Persian 'taftah.' The candy may have been named for its smooth, silk-like texture, or possibly from the place Taffy in Wales, though the connection is uncertain.
Kelly Says
Taffy candy might be named after the Welsh place 'Taffy' (where the River Taff flows), giving us silly tongue twisters like 'taffy from Taffy' centuries before candy companies existed!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ካራመል (Karamelu)
ka-ra-me-lu
ARالعربية
حلوى قوسمة (Hilwa Qawisma)
hil-wa qaw-si-ma
BNবাংলা
ক্যারামেল (Kyaramela)
kya-ra-me-la
CACatalà
caramel
ka-ra-mel
CSČeština
karamel
ka-ra-mel
DADansk
karamel
ka-ra-mel
DEDeutsch
Karamell
ka-ra-mel
ELΕλληνικά
καραμέλα (Karamela)
ka-ra-me-la
ESEspañol
caramelo
ka-ra-me-lo
FISuomi
karamelli
ka-ra-mel-li
FRFrançais
bonbon
bohn-bohn
GUGU
કારમેલ (Kāramel)
ka-ra-mel
HEעברית
קַרַמְל (Karmel)
kar-mel
HIहिन्दी
कारमेल (Kāramel)
ka-ra-mel
HUMagyar
karamel
ka-ra-mel
IDBahasa Indonesia
permen karet
per-men ka-ret
ITItaliano
caramella
ka-ra-mel-la
JA日本語
キャラメル (Kyara-meru)
kyara-me-ru
KMKM
ការ៉ាមែល (K'ara-me-el)
ka-ra-me-el
KO한국어
카라멜 (Kara-meol)
ka-ra-me-ol
MRMR
कॅरमेल (Kāramelu)
ka-ra-me-lu
MSBahasa Melayu
karamel
ka-ra-mel
MYမြန်မာ
ကရမယ် (Kyara-me)
kyara-me
NONorsk
karamell
ka-ra-mel
PAPA
ਕਾਰਮੇਲ (Karmēl)
kar-mel
PTPortuguês
caramelo
ka-ra-me-lo
RORomână
caramel
ka-ra-mel
RUРусский
карамель
ka-ra-mel'
SWKiswahili
karameli
ka-ra-me-li
TAதமிழ்
கரெமல் (Karamel)
ka-ra-mel
TEతెలుగు
కరెమెల్ (Karamelu)
ka-ra-mel-u
THไทย
คาราเมล (Kharamel)
ka-ra-mel
TLTL
karamelo
ka-ra-me-lo
TRTürkçe
karamel
ka-ra-mel
UKУкраїнська
карамель
ka-ra-mel'
URاردو
کارمل (Karmel)
kar-mel
VITiếng Việt
kẹo caramel
keo ka-ra-mel
ZH中文
软糖 (Ruǎn táng)
rwan tang