candy
noun
[ ˈkandi ]
• sweets; confectionery.
• "people sat eating popcorn and candy"
Similar:
confectionery,
bonbons,
sweets,
sugar candy,
sweeties,
sweetmeats,
candy
verb
• preserve (fruit, nuts, etc.) by coating and saturating it with a sugar syrup.
• "I candied the walnuts with maple syrup"
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’.
