karmelitos

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish caramelito diminutive of caramelo (caramel candy), from Portuguese caramelo, from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of Latin calamus, or alternatively from Medieval Latin cannamellis (honey cane), probably from Latin canna + mellis, genitive of mel (honey). Doublet of karamel.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: kar‧me‧li‧tos

Noun

karmelitos

  1. (dated) candy

Synonyms

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