candy
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See also Candy
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[edit] Etymology
Old French sucre candi, from Arabic قندي (qandi), “‘candied’”), from Persian قند (qand), “‘hard candy made by boiling cane sugar’”), perhaps from Dravidian kan. ṭu; compare Tamil கண்டு (kantu), “‘hard candy’”).
[edit] Noun
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candy (countable and uncountable; plural candies)
- (uncountable, US) Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.
- 1991, Brayfield, Celia, The Prince
- They came down to buy sugar, flour, saltfish or candy from Nana, to collect letters and exchange gossip.
- 1991, Brayfield, Celia, The Prince
- (countable, US) A piece of candy.
- 1991, Ann Granger, A Season for Murder,
- Unwholesome pink and yellow candies were sold from trays.
- 1991, Ann Granger, A Season for Murder,
[edit] Synonyms
- confection: confectionery, sweets (British), lollies (Australian), sugar candy (US)
- piece of candy: sweet (British), lolly (Australian)
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terms derived from candy
[edit] Translations
confection See confectionery
piece of candy
[edit] Verb
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to candy (third-person singular simple present candies, present participle candying, simple past and past participle candied)
[edit] Translations
To cook, or coat with sugar or syrup
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