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candy

Pronunciation: /ˈkandi/

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Definition of candy

noun (plural candies)

  • (also sugar candy) [mass noun] North American sweets; confectionery: [as modifier]:a candy bar [count noun]:pink and yellow candies
  • chiefly British sugar crystallized by repeated boiling and slow evaporation: making candy at home is not difficult—the key is cooking the syrup to the right temperature

verb (candies, candying, candied)

[with object] (often as adjective candied)
  • preserve (fruit) by coating and impregnating it with a sugar syrup:candied fruit

Origin:

mid 17th century (as a verb): the noun use is from late Middle English sugar-candy, from French sucre candi 'crystallized sugar', from Arabic sukkar 'sugar' + qandī 'candied', based on Sanskrit khaṇḍa 'fragment'

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