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    candy
    /ˈkandi/

    noun

    • 1. sweets; confectionery: "people sat eating popcorn and candy"

    verb

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

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCANDY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CANDY definition: 1. a sweet food made from sugar or chocolate, or a piece of this: 2. a sweet food made from sugar…. Learn more.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CandyCandy - Wikipedia

    Candy, alternatively called sweets or lollies, [a] is a confection that features sugar as a principal ingredient. The category, also called sugar confectionery, encompasses any sweet confection, including chocolate, chewing gum, and sugar candy. Vegetables, fruit, or nuts which have been glazed and coated with sugar are said to be candied .

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › candyCandy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CANDY is crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup. How to use candy in a sentence. crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup; a confection made with sugar and often flavoring and filling; a piece of such confection…

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › candyCANDY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

  6. www.britannica.com › topic › candy-foodCandy | Definition, Ingredients, & Types | Britannica

    Candy, sweet food product, the main constituent of which generally is sugar. The application of the terms candy and confectionery varies among English-speaking countries. There are many different types of candies, including hard and soft candies.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › candyCandy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Candy is a sugary sweet treat. Halloween is partly about dressing up in costumes, but mostly it's about the candy. Your favorite candy may be sweet and fruity, or so sour you can barely stand to eat it. Other people prefer chocolate when it comes to candy.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCANDY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    a sweet food made from sugar or chocolate, or a piece of this: a candy bar. a box of candy. fcafotodigital/iStock/Getty Image Plus/GettyImages. Fewer examples. They left the wrappers from their candy all over my car. Did you buy some candy for us to eat during the movie? Here's some candy for you to put in the kids ' goody bags.