candy
pronunciation
How to pronounce candy in British English:
UK [ˈkændi]
How to pronounce candy in American English:
US [ˈkændi]
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- Noun:
- a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
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- Verb:
- coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
Word Origin
- candy (n.)
- late 13c., "crystalized sugar," from Old French çucre candi "sugar candy," ultimately from Arabic qandi, from Persian qand "cane sugar," probably from Sanskrit khanda "piece (of sugar)," perhaps from Dravidian (compare Tamil kantu "candy," kattu "to harden, condense").
- candy (v.)
- 1530s, from candy (n.). Related: Candied; candying.
Example
- 1. How could she have forgotten the word for candy ?
- 2. The sponge candy 's tender crunch melts in your mouth .
- 3. Checking his pocket , he found his candy bar had melted .
- 4. Mothers were enlisted to bake cookies and brownies , make popcorn balls and candy apples .
- 5. Try this pumpkin seed candy recipe .