I say the former but I was raised in many states and am trying to place from where I picked it up. My sister says the latter and we always make fun of one another.


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  7. Midwest USA, car-mel the middle “a” is ignored or just silent.

    I live in SoCal now and I think my SoCal wife says, “carmal” too.

  11. Why so many syllables? 😂 It’s CAR-mel in the Midwest. That extra “A” in the middle is just for decoration.

  13. i used to say car-mul when i grew up and lived in IL but when i moved to AZ it’s been care-a-mel….social pressure ig lol

  19. Eastern North Carolina, my whole family ignores the second “a” and says “car-muhl.” Sometimes it *almost* sounds like “car-uh-muhl” but that middle “uh” is barely there. I have no explanation or reason for this, it’s one of the words I avoid saying when I’m trying to mask my accent. 

  25. Car-mul

    I acknowledge that’s not how it should be said but that’s what I’ve called it my whole life and what I hear most often from people around me

  26. I say both depending on what the shape of my mouth is in I believe lol like it’s an iced car-mull latte but it’s care-a-Mel candy. Probably makes no sense but in when I speak it flows out without even thinking

  33. It’s either care-a-mel or car-mull, however since you asked I can’t remember which I would use if reading it out loud.

  35. Car-muhl, but the “uh” is just barely there. More like, car-ml. Maine, USA, and it’s commonly said this way here.

  39. Live in Alaska, parents from eastern Ohio and West Virginia.
    I say car-mul for the flavor or as a component. Car-mul syrup. Car-mul filled candy bar. Car-mul cake. Salted car-mul latte.

    I say care-a-mel for a specific confection that is JUST caramel. Bob made some care-a-mels. I have some salted care-a-mels here.

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