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   Can·dy

   /ˈkandē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a sweet food made with sugar or other sweeteners, typically formed in small, shaped pieces and flavored with chocolate, fruit, or nuts: "people sat eating popcorn and candy"
   • ▪ 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

   • 1. preserve (fruit, nuts, etc.) by coating and saturating it with a sugar syrup: "I candied the walnuts with maple syrup"

   Word 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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   What does Candy mean?

   • Candy definition: any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.. See examples of CANDY used in a sentence.

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   What does candied mean?

   • , can·died, can·dy·ing. to cook in sugar or syrup, as sweet potatoes or carrots. to cook in heavy syrup until transparent, as fruit, fruit peel, or ginger. to reduce (sugar, syrup, etc.) to a crystalline form, usually by boiling down. to candy dates. to make sweet, palatable, or agreeable. , can·died, can·dy·ing. to become covered with sugar.

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   What is a slang word for candy?

   • , plural can·dies. a single piece of such a confection. Slang. cocaine. someone or something that is pleasing or pleasurable, usually in a superficial way (often used in combination): arm candy, ear candy, eye candy. The show is candy, but enjoy it for what it is. , can·died, can·dy·ing. to cook in sugar or syrup, as sweet potatoes or carrots.

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   Where did the word candy come from?

   • The word candy entered the English language from the Old French çucre candi ("sugar candy"). The French term probably has earlier roots in the Arabic qandi, Persian qand and Sanskrit khanda, all words for sugar. Sugarcane is indigenous to tropical South and Southeast Asia.

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   1. : crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup. 2. a. : a confection made with sugar and often flavoring and filling. b. : a piece of such confection. 3. : something that is pleasant or appealing in a light or frivolous way.

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   Definition of candy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   5 days ago · 1. crystallized sugar made by boiling and evaporating cane sugar, syrup, etc. 2. a. a sweet food, usually in small pieces or bars, made mainly from sugar or syrup, with flavoring, fruit, chocolate, nuts, etc. added. b. a piece of such food. verb transitive Word forms: ˈcandied or ˈcandying.

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   6 days ago · noun Word forms: plural ˈcandies. 1. crystallized sugar made by boiling and evaporating cane sugar, syrup, etc. 2. a. a sweet food, usually in small pieces or bars, made mainly from sugar or syrup, with flavoring, fruit, chocolate, nuts, etc. added. b. a piece of such food.

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   noun [ C, U ] US uk / ˈkændi / us. Add to word list Add to word list. a small piece of sweet food made from sugar, chocolate, etc: a box of candy. a candy bar. (Definition of candy from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of candy. in Chinese (Traditional) 糖果, 巧克力, 一塊糖（或巧克力）… See more.

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   noun [ C, U ] US uk / ˈkændi / us. Add to word list. a small piece of sweet food made from sugar, chocolate, etc: a box of candy. a candy bar. (Definition of candy from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of candy. in Chinese (Traditional) 糖果, 巧克力, 一塊糖（或巧克力）… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)