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noun (candies, -)
- (context, US, uncountable) An edible, sweet-tasting confection containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts or artificial flavors.
- (context, US, countable) A piece of candy.
Translations: - Dutch: snoep
- French: bonbon
- Italian: caramella
- Spanish: caramelo
Etymology: Arabic (ARchar, ÙÙÙ) (qandi) (candied, from (ARchar, ÙÙ) (qand), hard candy made by boiling cane sugar); Dravidian kan. áu from the Tamil ààààà. (Eng. usg. ca. 15c); From Dutch kandij (crystalized sugar).
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