cotton candy
A confectionery made by spinning melted sugar into thin threads collected into a massA confectionery made by spinning melted sugar into thin threads collected into a mass.
» Tom ate too much cotton candy.
Tom hat zu viel Zuckerwatte gegessen. — Trinkschokolade
Том съел слишком много сахарной ваты. — marafon
Том объелся сахарной ваты. — marafon
Том з'їв забагато солодкої вати. — deniko
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1 senses(Canada, US, uncountable, usually)A confectionery made by spinning melted sugar into thin threads collected into a mass.
Zuckerwatte
са́харная ва́таsáxarnaja váta
цукрова ватаcukrova vata
a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature
Examples
20 sentencesTom 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
I bought some cotton candy for Tom.
ruЯ купил Тому сахарной ваты. — marafon
We ate cotton candy at the state fair.
Someday I'll buy a cotton candy machine.
ruКогда-нибудь я куплю машину для изготовления сахарной ваты. — marafon
deEines Tages werde ich eine Zuckerwattemaschine kaufen. — MUIRIEL
Do you like cotton candy?
Translations
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Origin
From cotton + candy. First attested in the 1880s. Referring to its appearance to a mass ofFrom cotton + candy. First attested in the 1880s. Referring to its appearance to a mass of cotton balls.
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Forms
plural: cotton candiesSynonyms
4 synonyms- a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature:spun sugarcandyfloss
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable