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Word: Candy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
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’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkandi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
sweets; confectionery
Short Definition:confectionery
Examples:- people sat eating popcorn and candy
- a candy bar
- pink and yellow candies
Word: Candy
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkandi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
preserve (fruit, nuts, etc.) by coating and saturating it with a sugar syrup
Short Definition:preserve fruit
Examples:- I candied the walnuts with maple syrup
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