candy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: kăn'di, IPA: /ˈkændi/, SAMPA: /"k{ndi/

  Rhymes: -ændi

[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

candy (countable and uncountable; plural candies)

1. (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.

2. (countable, US) A piece of candy.
   • 1991, Ann Granger, A Season for Murder,

     Unwholesome pink and yellow candies were sold from trays.

[edit] Synonyms

• confection: confectionery, sweets (British), lollies (Australian), sugar candy (US)
• piece of candy: sweet (British), lolly (Australian)

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confection See confectionery

[edit] Verb

to candy (third-person singular simple present candies, present participle candying, simple past and past participle candied)

1. (cooking) To cook in, or coat with, sugar syrup.

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