candy

Meaning of candy

noun
  1. sweets; confectionery.
    people sat eating popcorn and candy
    a candy bar
    pink and yellow candies
verb
  1. preserve (fruit, nuts, etc.) by coating and saturating it with a sugar syrup.
    I candied the walnuts with maple syrup

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’.

Information about candy

  • The plural form of candy is: candies.
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Hyphenation of candy

candy

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • candy is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

candy synonyms

Meaning confect:

confect

Meaning sugarcoat:

sugarcoat, glaze

Meaning sweets and chocolates considered collectively:

confectionery

Meaning a piece of confectionery; a sweet:

bonbons

Meaning a small shaped piece of sweet food made with sugar:

sweets

Meaning a sweet:

sweeties

Meaning an item of confectionery or sweet food:

sweetmeats

Translation of candy

Anagrams of candy

dancy

Words that rhyme with candy

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