confectionery

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.2 Related terms 1.1.3 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

confectionery (usually uncountable; plural confectioneries)

1. (uncountable) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.
2. (uncountable) The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.
3. A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.

[edit] Synonyms

• (sweet foodstuffs, collectively): candy (US), sweets (UK)
• (business of manufacturing confectionery): sweet-making, sweet manufacture
• (shop where confectionary is sold): confectioner's, candy store (US), sweet shop (UK)

[edit] Related terms

• confect
• confection
• confectionary
• confectioner

[edit] Translations