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candy

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈkændi/

Forms: candies

candy means: Sweet food made mainly from sugar, often in small pieces.

noun

SWEETSA2

Sweet food made mainly from sugar, often in small pieces.

  • Would you like some candy?
  • The children shared a bag of candy.
  • I ate too much candy after dinner.

Similar words: sweets, confectionery

Common phrases: candy store, bag of candy, hard candy

ONE SWEETA2

One small piece of sweet food made mainly from sugar.

  • She gave me a candy.
  • Each candy had a shiny wrapper.
  • He picked two candies from the box.

Similar words: sweet, bonbon

Common phrases: a candy, wrapped candy, chocolate candy

BEAD JEWELLERYC2

Bright bead bracelets and other decorations worn and exchanged at dance music events.

  • She wore candy on both wrists.
  • We exchanged candy at the festival.
  • His candy bracelets matched his shirt.

Similar words: kandi

Common phrases: candy bracelet, candy kid, trade candy

verb

COAT WITH SUGARC1

To cover food with liquid sugar or cook it in liquid sugar.

  • We candy fruit for cakes.
  • She candied strips of orange peel.
  • Can you candy ginger at home?

Similar words: sugar

Common phrases: candy orange peel, candy some fruit

Questions about candy

What does candy mean?

Sweet food made mainly from sugar, often in small pieces.

What is candy in other languages?

Türkçe: şeker · Español: dulces · Français: bonbons · Deutsch: Süßigkeiten · Italiano: caramelle · 日本語: キャンディー

How do you pronounce candy?

It is pronounced /ˈkændi/.

How do you use candy in a sentence?

Would you like some candy? The children shared a bag of candy.

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