Meaning

6 senses

  1. (uncountable)Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.

  2. (Canada, Philippines, US, uncountable)Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.

    a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

  3. (Canada, Philippines, US, countable)A piece of confectionery of this kind.

    Süßigkeit, Konfekt, Bonbon

    конфе́таkonféta, сластьslastʹ

    цуке́ркаcukérka, цуке́рокcukérok, конфе́таkonféta

  4. (US, countable, slang, uncountable)Crack cocaine.

  5. (uncountable)An accessory (bracelet, etc.) made from pony beads, associated with the rave scene.

    candy kid; candy raver

  6. (obsolete)A unit of weight used in southern India, equal to twenty maunds, roughly equal to 500 pounds avoirdupois but varying locally.

    Candy

Examples

518 sentences

  1. I want a piece of candy.

    Я хочу цукерку. — zinova

    ruХочу конфету. — ae5s

    deIch will ein Bonbon. — MUIRIEL

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  2. Tom ate too much cotton candy.

    Том з'їв забагато солодкої вати. — deniko

    ruТом съел слишком много сахарной ваты. — marafon

    deTom hat zu viel Zuckerwatte gegessen. — Trinkschokolade

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  3. Maybe Tom has some candy left.

    Можливо, у Тома є ще кілька цукерок. — deniko

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  4. Tom brought Mary flowers and candy.

    Том приніс Мері квіти й цукерки. — deniko

    ruТом принёс Мэри цветы и конфеты. — marafon

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  5. How much candy did you eat?

    Скільки цукерок ти з'їв? — deniko

    ruСколько конфет ты съел? — marafon

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
piece of candy:
Русский
By meaning 1
piece of candy:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
piece of candy:
unit of weight:

Origin

From Middle English sugre candy, from Old French sucre candi (literally “candied sugar”),

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”).

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Forms

plural: candies

Synonyms

8 synonyms
piece of candy:sweetA2lolly
confection:confectionerysweetslolliessugar candy
maunee
Close in meaning
  • a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts:confect

Word family

57 related words
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Lessons for this word

1 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • piece of candy
  • how much candy
  • much candy
  • too much candy
  • some candy
  • kind of candy
  • much candy did
  • halloween candy
  • any more candy
  • to eat candy
  • eat candy
  • candy from a

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
candlelitcandlestickcandorcaneB2canine
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