confectionery
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- confectionary (archaic or dated)
Etymology
[edit]From confection + -ery.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /kənˈfɛkʃənəɹi/, /kənˈfɛkʃənɹi/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]confectionery (usually uncountable, plural confectioneries)
- (uncountable) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.
- (uncountable) The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.
- A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.
Synonyms
[edit]- (sweet foodstuffs, collectively): candy (US), sweets (UK)
- (business of manufacturing confectionery): sweet-making, sweet manufacture
- (shop where confectionery is sold): confectioner's, candy store (US), sweet shop (UK)
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]sweet foodstuffs (collectively)
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business of manufacturing confectionery
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shop where confectionery is sold — see sweetshop