candy

Pluralcandies (some meanings)

Formscandies, candying, candied

1. 1
   nounCanadaPhilippinesUSuncountable

   Sweet food made mostly of sugar or chocolate, or one piece of it.

   We bought too much candy on Halloween.

   The store sells candy by the pound.

   UsageSay a piece of candy or a bag of candy.

   Similarsweets, confectionery

2. 2
   cook in syrupverbtransitive

   To cook or coat food in sugar syrup to make it sweet.

   They candy orange peel every winter for the holidays.

   You can candy ginger by simmering it in syrup.

   UsageYou will usually see candied, as in candied peel.

   Similarcrystallize, glaze, sugar

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3. 3
   verbintransitive

   Of honey or syrup, to turn hard and grainy with sugar crystals.

   Like honey that goes thick and grainy when it sits too long.

   Honey will candy if you keep it somewhere cold.

   The old jam had candied at the bottom of the jar.

   Similarcrystallize, granulate

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