- candy
- candy [kan′dē]n.pl. candies [< sugar candy < ME (sugre) candi < OFr (sucre) candi < OIt ( zucchero) candi < Ar qandi < Pers qand, cane sugar; prob. < Sans khaṇḍa, piece (of sugar)]1. crystallized sugar made by boiling and evaporating cane sugar, syrup, etc.2.a) a sweet food, usually in small pieces or bars, made mainly from sugar or syrup, with flavoring, fruit, chocolate, nuts, etc. addedb) a piece of such foodvt.candied, candying [Fr candir < It candire < candi: see the CANDY n.]1. to cook in or with sugar or syrup, esp. to preserve, glaze, or encrust2. to crystallize into or like sugar3. to sweeten; make pleasantvi.to become candied: see CANDY vt. 1 & 2
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.