confectionery
Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a groupFoodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.
» I like confectionery.
Я люблю кондитерські вироби.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.
Konfekt, Süßwaren, Confiserie
конди́терские изде́лияkondíterskije izdélija, сла́достиsládosti
(uncountable, usually)The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.
Confiserie
конди́терская фа́брикаkondíterskaja fábrika
the occupation and skills of a confectioner
(uncountable, usually)A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.
a confectioner's shop
Examples
4 sentencesI like confectionery.
Я люблю кондитерські вироби.
This is like being in a confectionery.
Many of them have their own bakery inside the store, to provide fresh baked goods and confectionery items under one roof.
Milky Way is a chocolate bar distributed by the Mars Confectionery Company.
deMilky Way ist ein Schokoriegel der Süßwarenfirma Mars.
Translations
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Origin
From confectioner + -y.From confectioner + -y.
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Forms
plural: confectioneriesSynonyms
8 synonyms- a confectioner's shop:confectionarycandy store
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable