This is the 9232nd most frequent Portuguese word.
caramelizado
Coated or impregnated with caramel.
In this context, 'caramelizado' describes the state of the candy after undergoing a process of caramelization due to heat.
O doce estava caramelizado após ser aquecido no fogo.
The candy was caramelized after being heated on the stove.
Here, 'caramelizado' refers to the transformation of the cake's surface affected by the caramelization of sugar.
A superfície do bolo ficou caramelizada com o açúcar queimado.
The surface of the cake became caramelized with burned sugar.
In this sentence, 'caramelizada' defines the onions which were cooked until they turned sweet and brown through caramelization.