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Candy
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- 1 A pet form of the female given name Candace or Candice.
- 2 The Mediterranean island of Crete. historical
"Assure thy selfe that as for me I never will agree That Candie Joves owne foster place (as long as I there raigne) Shall unto such a monstruous Wight a Harbrow place remaine."
- 3 The Kingdom of Kandy on the island now known as Sri Lanka; (by extension) the British colony of Ceylon on that island. historical
"Mr. W. H. GREGORY, the accomplished Member for Galway, goes to Ceylon as Governor. […] A pleasant exile, and a safe return, are Mr. Punch’s sweet wishes to him who departeth for Candy."
- 4 A surname.
"Suddenly, to his horror, Mr Candy found himself in what Ma would have called a terrible two-and-eight."
- 5 The city of Kandy, the capital of that kingdom. historical
"The First is the City of Candy, so generally called by the Christians, probably from Conde, which in the Chingulays Language signifies Hills, for among them it is situated […]"
- 1 Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup. uncountable
- 2 A unit of weight used in southern India, equal to twenty maunds, roughly equal to 500 pounds avoirdupois but varying locally. obsolete
- 3 a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts wordnet
- 4 Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors. Canada, Philippines, US, uncountable
"They came down to buy sugar, flour, saltfish or candy from Nana, to collect letters and exchange gossip."
- 5 A piece of confectionery of this kind. Canada, Philippines, US, countable
"Unwholesome pink and yellow candies were sold from trays."
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- 6 crack cocaine. US, countable, slang, uncountable
- 7 An accessory (bracelet, etc.) made from pony beads, associated with the rave scene. uncountable
"candy kid; candy raver"
- 1 To cook in or coat with sugar syrup. transitive
- 2 coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze wordnet
- 3 To form into congelations or crystals, especially of sugar or syrup. intransitive
"Fruits preserved in sugar candy over time."
- 4 To become candy; to solidify into a candylike form or mass. intransitive
Etymology
From Middle English sugre candy, from Old French sucre candi (literally “candied sugar”), from Arabic سُكَّر قَنْدِي (sukkar qandī), from Arabic قَنْد (qand, “rock candy”), from Persian کند (kand) from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “piece, fragment, candied sugar, dried molasses”), root खण्ड् (khaṇḍ, “to divide, break into pieces”), or from Proto-Dravidian *kaṇṭu; compare Tamil கண்டு (kaṇṭu, “hard candy”).
From Middle English sugre candy, from Old French sucre candi (literally “candied sugar”), from Arabic سُكَّر قَنْدِي (sukkar qandī), from Arabic قَنْد (qand, “rock candy”), from Persian کند (kand) from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “piece, fragment, candied sugar, dried molasses”), root खण्ड् (khaṇḍ, “to divide, break into pieces”), or from Proto-Dravidian *kaṇṭu; compare Tamil கண்டு (kaṇṭu, “hard candy”).
From Marathi खंडी (khaṇḍī), from Sanskrit खण्डन (khaṇḍana), from root खण्ड् (khaṇḍ, “to divide, break into pieces”).
From Venetan and Latin Candia, from Ancient Greek Χάνδαξ (Khándax) or Χάνδακας (Khándakas), from Arabic رَبْض الخَنْدَق (rabḍ al-ḵandaq) (in particular Arabic خَنْدَق (ḵandaq), borrowed from Middle Persian *handag (whence Classical Persian هندک (handak, “moat”))), name of the Cretan city of Heraklion under the Emirate of Crete.
From Portuguese Candea, from Tamil கண்டி (kaṇṭi), possibly further from Sinhalese, ultimately from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa).
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