For what it's worth, the usual British pronunciation is KARR-uh-mel, with a long A. Use that, if you want to sound classy or ridiculous.
Apparently, the tendency to ignore the second A in the word has been increasing in the States, and KAR-muhl is pretty common these days. I was born in the Fifties, and I know my parents pronounced it that way back when I was a kid. In fact, I think I can recall having arguments about it with my mom when I was a know-it-all teen.
Is it pronounced caramel or CAR-MEL
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For what it's worth, the usual British pronunciation is KARR-uh-mel, with a long A. Use that, if you want to sound classy or ridiculous.
Apparently, the tendency to ignore the second A in the word has been increasing in the States, and KAR-muhl is pretty common these days. I was born in the Fifties, and I know my parents pronounced it that way back when I was a kid. In fact, I think I can recall having arguments about it with my mom when I was a know-it-all teen.
https://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2015/06/22/9-pronunciation-arguments-you-can-stop-having/