Sugar candy

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    candy, confectionery US, uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    made by boiling pure sugar until it hardens wordnet
  3. 3
    crystals of sucrose uncountable, usually

Synonyms

All synonyms
candycaramelschocolatefudgegumdrops

Etymology

From Middle English suger candy, sugre candy, equivalent to sugar + candy.

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