hard candy
A candy prepared from one or more syrups boiled to a temperature of 160°C, thereafter…A candy prepared from one or more syrups boiled to a temperature of 160°C (320°F), thereafter becoming stiff and brittle at room temperature.
» I love hard candy.
Meaning
1 senses(US, countable, uncountable)A candy prepared from one or more syrups boiled to a temperature of 160°C (320°F), thereafter becoming stiff and brittle at room temperature.
Bonbon, Zuckerl, Zuckerstein
ледене́цledenéc, монпансье́monpansʹjé
цуке́ркаcukérka
candy that is brittle
Examples
5 sentencesI love hard candy.
I hate hard candy.
The hard candy in this bowl is dusty.
Grandma's hard candy was always stuck together in a bowl and tasted like dust.
I haven't ever eaten kumquat as a fruit, but I often buy it as a hard candy flavour.
Translations
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Forms
plural: hard candies| Singular | hard candy |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable