Candy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈændi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪsˈɛnsjuːəsli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪsˈɛnsjuːəsli/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈændi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

confect sugarcoat glaze

Parts of Speech

noun	a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
verb	coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze

Word Forms

glaze

noun

any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Süßigkeiten

eine reichhaltige Süßigkeit aus aromatisiertem Zucker, oft kombiniert mit Früchten oder Nüssen

🇫🇷French

bonbons

un bonbon riche à base de sucre aromatisé et souvent combiné avec des fruits ou des noix

🇪🇸Spanish

dulce

un rico dulce hecho de azúcar aromatizada y a menudo combinado con frutas o nueces

🇮🇹Italian

caramella

un dolce ricco a base di zucchero aromatizzato e spesso combinato con frutta o noci

🇳🇱Dutch

snoep

een rijk snoepje gemaakt van gearomatiseerde suiker en vaak gecombineerd met fruit of noten

🇵🇹Portuguese

doce

um doce rico feito de açúcar aromatizado e muitas vezes combinado com frutas ou nozes

🇷🇺Russian

конфеты

насыщенная сладость из ароматизированного сахара, часто сочетаемая с фруктами или орехами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कैंडी

सुगंधित चीनी से बनी एक समृद्ध मिठाई जिसे अक्सर फल या मेवों के साथ मिलाया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

মিছরি

স্বাদযুক্ত চিনি দিয়ে তৈরি একটি সমৃদ্ধ মিষ্টি এবং প্রায়শই ফল বা বাদামের সাথে মিলিত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

மிட்டாய்

சுவையூட்டப்பட்ட சர்க்கரையால் செய்யப்பட்ட ஒரு பணக்கார இனிப்பு மற்றும் பெரும்பாலும் பழங்கள் அல்லது கொட்டைகளுடன் இணைந்து

🇮🇳Telugu

మిఠాయి

సువాసనగల చక్కెరతో చేసిన గొప్ప తీపి మరియు తరచుగా పండు లేదా గింజలతో కలిపి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

कँडी

चवदार साखरेने बनवलेले आणि अनेकदा फळे किंवा नटांसह एकत्रित केलेले समृद्ध गोड

🇮🇳Gujarati

કેન્ડી

સ્વાદવાળી ખાંડથી બનેલી અને ઘણીવાર ફળ અથવા બદામ સાથે જોડાયેલી સમૃદ્ધ મીઠાઈ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಯಾಂಡಿ

ಸುವಾಸನೆಯ ಸಕ್ಕರೆಯಿಂದ ಮಾಡಿದ ಶ್ರೀಮಂತ ಸಿಹಿ ಮತ್ತು ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ ಹಣ್ಣು ಅಥವಾ ಬೀಜಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಂಯೋಜಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മിഠായി

രുചിയുള്ള പഞ്ചസാര കൊണ്ട് നിർമ്മിച്ച സമൃദ്ധമായ മധുരപലഹാരം, പലപ്പോഴും പഴങ്ങളോ അണ്ടിപ്പരിപ്പുകളോ സംയോജിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੈਂਡੀ

ਸੁਆਦ ਵਾਲੀ ਖੰਡ ਦੀ ਬਣੀ ਇੱਕ ਅਮੀਰ ਮਿੱਠੀ ਅਤੇ ਅਕਸਰ ਫਲ ਜਾਂ ਗਿਰੀਦਾਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਮਿਲਾਈ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کینڈی

ذائقہ دار چینی سے بنا ایک بھرپور میٹھا اور اکثر پھل یا گری دار میوے کے ساتھ ملایا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

糖果

由调味糖制成的浓郁糖果，通常与水果或坚果混合

🇯🇵Japanese

あめ

風味のある砂糖で作られ、しばしば果物やナッツと組み合わされる濃厚なお菓子

🇰🇷Korean

사탕

향이 나는 설탕으로 만든 풍부한 과자이며 종종 과일이나 견과류와 결합됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẹo

một vị ngọt đậm đà làm từ đường có hương vị và thường kết hợp với trái cây hoặc các loại hạt

🇹🇭Thai

ลูกอม

ขนมหวานเข้มข้นที่ทำจากน้ำตาลปรุงแต่ง และมักผสมกับผลไม้หรือถั่ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

permen

rasa manis yang kaya terbuat dari gula beraroma dan sering dikombinasikan dengan buah atau kacang-kacangan

🇵🇭Filipino

kendi

isang matamis na matamis na gawa sa may lasa na asukal at kadalasang pinagsama sa prutas o mani

🇲🇾Malay

gula-gula

manis kaya yang diperbuat daripada gula berperisa dan sering digabungkan dengan buah atau kacang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حلوى

حلوى غنية مصنوعة من السكر المنكه وغالباً ما يتم دمجها مع الفاكهة أو المكسرات

🇮🇷Persian

آب نبات

یک شیرینی غنی که از شکر طعم دار ساخته شده و اغلب با میوه یا آجیل ترکیب می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

şeker

aromalı şekerden yapılan ve sıklıkla meyve veya kuruyemişlerle birleştirilen zengin bir tatlı

🇮🇱Hebrew

סוּכַּרִיוֹת

מתוק עשיר העשוי מסוכר בטעמים ולעתים קרובות משולב עם פירות או אגוזים

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