candy

A1 Topic:Food & Drink

US /ˈkæn.di/ UK /ˈkæn.di/ See IPA manual

Freq #2257

Meanings

1

noun
Sweet food made mainly of sugar or chocolate.

The children spent their pocket money on candy at the corner shop.
2

noun
A single piece of this sweet food.

She offered me a candy from the small paper bag.
3

verb
To cook fruit or peel in sugar so that it is coated and preserved.

They candied the orange peel to use in the holiday cake.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · sweet food made mainly of... sweet lolly

2 noun · a single piece of this... sweet lolly

More confectionerylolliessweets

Word family

Forms candies

Derived forms candifycandy-arsecandy-arsedcandy-asscandy-assedcandy-coatcandy-gramcandy-mancandy-stripedcandyboycandyflippingcandygram

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Phrases (1)

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candy cane
a hard sweet shaped like a curved stick, often with colored stripes

Noun + noun

Proverbs (1)

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Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker

Simplified etymology

Candy derives from Arabic qandī, meaning “crystallized,” as preserved in the expression sugar candy, recorded in the mid-17th century.

Etymology

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”).

खण्ड् Sanskrit sugre candy Middle English sucre candi Old French سُكَّر قَنْدِي Arabic قَنْد Arabic کند Persian खण्ड Sanskrit *kaṇṭu dra-pro

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Food & Drink

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# candy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈkæn.di/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkæn.di/
**Frequency rank:** 2257

## Meanings
1. Sweet food made mainly of sugar or chocolate.
2. A single piece of this sweet food.
3. To cook fruit or peel in sugar so that it is coated and preserved.

## Examples
- The children spent their pocket money on candy at the corner shop.
- She offered me a candy from the small paper bag.
- They candied the orange peel to use in the holiday cake.

## Synonyms
- confectionery
- lollies
- sweets

## Derived Forms
- candify
- candy-arse
- candy-arsed
- candy-ass
- candy-assed
- candy-coat
- candy-gram
- candy-man
- candy-striped
- candyboy
- candyflipping
- candygram

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: खण्ड्
- Root: sugre candy
- Root: sucre candi
- Root: سُكَّر قَنْدِي
- Root: قَنْد
- Root: کند
- Root: खण्ड
- Root: *kaṇṭu

## Etymology
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”).

## AI Etymology
Candy comes 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”).

## Topics
- Food & Drink

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