candy en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English sugre candy, from Old French sucre candi (literally “candied sugar”), from Arabic سُكَّر قَنْدِي (sukkar qandī), from Arabic قَنْد (qand, “rock candy”), from Persian کند (kand) from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “piece, fragment, candied sugar, dried molasses”), root खण्ड् (khaṇḍ, “to divide, break into pieces”), or from Proto-Dravidian *kaṇṭu; compare Tamil கண்டு (kaṇṭu, “hard candy”).
Meanings
- (uncountable) Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.
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(Canada, Philippines, US, uncountable) Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.
They came down to buy sugar, flour, saltfish or candy from Nana, to collect letters and exchange gossip.
1991, Celia Brayfield, The Prince:
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(Canada, Philippines, US, countable) A piece of confectionery of this kind.
Unwholesome pink and yellow candies were sold from trays.
1991, Ann Granger, A Season for Murder:
- (US, countable, slang, uncountable) crack cocaine.
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(uncountable) An accessory (bracelet, etc.) made from pony beads, associated with the rave scene.
candy kid; candy raver
The mantra of the rave is PLUR: peace, love, unity, respect, while the tribal badge is kandi: colourful bracelets made out of chunky beads (and not the same as candy, the drugs that might also feature, such as E or Molly).
2016, Susie Dent, Dent's Modern Tribes: The Secret Languages of Britain:The first candy bracelet I made was for myself. I alternated blue, orange, and glow-in-the-dark beads with letter beads that spelled “Ferari” to represent my (first) raver sobriquet, Ferrari Ravioli. (Yes, I spelled it wrong. I didn’t notice my typo at the time.) Side note: this is now referred to as “kandi” bracelets, but we spelled it the old-fashioned way.
2021, Samantha Durbin, Raver Girl: Coming of Age in the 90s:Then while our hands were still connected, he slid a colorful beaded bracelet among the many others he had off of his arm and then onto my wrist without having to break our intertwined hands. "And there you have it! Your first piece of kandi."
2013, Kristen Lynn Harkey, State of Summer: Love and Misadventure of a College Student:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| candies | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| kandi | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
candy-striped · candy corn · candy-ass · candy darter · candyish · bee candy · candy-arsed · candymaker · like taking candy from a baby · ice candy · candyflipping · ear candy · nature's candy · candy gore · dandy as candy · arm candy · sweet as candy · nose candy · fine and dandy like sour candy · candy roaster · candyboy · hard candy · candy flip · sugar candy · candy bar · popping candy · candy-man · candy cane · candy gram · candy thermometer · candy stripe · candy bar phone · cotton candy · candy wrapper · candy-gram · dragon's beard candy · candy flipping · chest candy · eye candy · ballot candy · candy shop · candyman · cough candy · candylike · like candy · candify · candy-coat · candy apple · candy man · candy-assed · candy-arse · candygram · candy glass · gym candy · seafoam candy · penny candy · cotton-candy · candy girl · mind candy · candy-coloured · nose-candy · candy store · squaw candy · candy floss · candy cap · candymaking · candy pink · ribbon candy · candy striper · brain candy · rock candy
Descendants
キャンディ · kendi · kandi · kyenti · kindus · कैंडी · kendi · 캔디 · kèntis
Synonyms
sweets (confection) · sugar candy (confection) · lollies (confection) · sweet (piece of candy) · confectionery (confection) · lolly (piece of candy)
Translations (196)
jv permèn (krama/ngoko) (piece of candy) · ko 엿 (piece of candy) · eo dolĉaĵo (piece of candy) · pdt Kend (piece of candy) · pt rebuçado (piece of candy) · uz shirinlik (piece of candy) · es dragea (piece of candy) · io bonbono (piece of candy) · uk конфе́та (piece of candy) · za dangz (piece of candy) · lv konfekte (piece of candy) · ja 飴 (piece of candy) · id permen (piece of candy) · sa खण्ड (piece of candy) · is nammi (piece of candy) · hu édesség (piece of candy) · it confetto (piece of candy) · ug ناۋات (piece of candy) · uz qand (piece of candy) · ca llepolia (piece of candy) · my ချိုချဉ် (piece of candy) · wuu 糖 (piece of candy) · th ขนม (piece of candy) · es golmajería (piece of candy) · sl bonbon (piece of candy) · fr bonbon (piece of candy) · sv karamell (piece of candy) · yi צוקערקע (piece of candy) · bg бонбо́н (piece of candy) · ckb نوقڵ (piece of candy) · es confite (piece of candy) · ar حَلْوَى سُكَّرِيَّة (piece of candy) · ru конфе́та (piece of candy) · mrc ʼayuu mnyee (piece of candy) · fr sucrerie (piece of candy) · ja キャンディ (piece of candy) · km ស្ករ (piece of candy) · ko 캔디 (piece of candy) · tt кәнфит (piece of candy) · he סוכריה (piece of candy) · he מַמְתָּק (piece of candy) · uz asal (piece of candy) · lv saldums (piece of candy) · hi खण्ड (piece of candy) · he סֻכָּרִיָּה (piece of candy) · afb حلاو (piece of candy) · de Bonbon (piece of candy) · es dulce (piece of candy) · de Konfekt (piece of candy) · fa-ira کانْفِت (piece of candy) · bo བྱི་རིལ (piece of candy) · ps مټايي (piece of candy) · hi मिसरी (piece of candy) · tg ширинӣ (piece of candy) · id gula-gula (piece of candy) · acw حلاوة (piece of candy) · ka კანფეტი (piece of candy) · uk цуке́рка (piece of candy) · cmn 糖 (piece of candy) · yi קאָנפֿעקט (piece of candy) · tr bonbon (piece of candy) · hi खंड (piece of candy) · dv މެޓާ (piece of candy) · es chuche (piece of candy) · tr şeker (piece of candy) · unm kèntis (piece of candy) · nv ałkʼésdisí (piece of candy) · zza qende (piece of candy) · cs sladkost (piece of candy) · es chuchería (piece of candy) · fi karkki (piece of candy) · lld giaulon (Sëlva) (piece of candy) · nb godteri (piece of candy) · mk бонбо́на (piece of candy) · da slik (piece of candy) · af lekkergoed (piece of candy) · az konfet (piece of candy) · mn чихэр (piece of candy) · is sælgæti (piece of candy) · mn амттан (piece of candy) · wuu 糖果 (piece of candy) · ja キャンデー (piece of candy) · ur کَینْڈی (piece of candy) · ce кемпет (piece of candy) · sk cukrík (piece of candy) · ru сласть (piece of candy) · dng тон (piece of candy) · ro bomboană (piece of candy) · el καραμέλα (piece of candy) · es lamín (piece of candy) · tg конфет (piece of candy) · vi kẹo (piece of candy) · uk цуке́рок (piece of candy) · eo sukeraĵo (piece of candy) · sah кэмпиэт (piece of candy) · ia bonbon (piece of candy) · os къафетт (piece of candy) · gsw Zältli (piece of candy) · hu cukorka (piece of candy) · sv godis (piece of candy) · za dangznaed (piece of candy) · cdo 糖 (piece of candy) · th ลูกอม (piece of candy) · ja お菓子 (piece of candy) · bn মিছরি (piece of candy) · la bellāria (piece of candy) · crh qanfet (piece of candy) · sq sheqerkë (piece of candy) · abs gula-gula (piece of candy) · lo ເຂົ້າຫນົມອົມ (piece of candy) · ba кәнфит (piece of candy) · nan-hbl 金含 (piece of candy) · az çərəz (piece of candy) · et kompvek (piece of candy) · kk кәмпит (piece of candy) · mww khob noom (piece of candy) · apw ilkąądijígé (piece of candy) · sh бо̀мбо̄н (piece of candy) · ko 사탕 (piece of candy) · es caramelo (piece of candy) · kmr şîranî (piece of candy) · tk süýji (piece of candy) · hsn 糖粒子 (piece of candy) · lld bigul (piece of candy) · ml മിഠായി (piece of candy) · bn ক্যান্ডি (piece of candy) · es cotufa (piece of candy) · hi कैंडी (piece of candy) · kmr şêranî (piece of candy) · ga milseán (piece of candy) · hy կոնֆետ (piece of candy) · ps مېټايي (piece of candy) · gd suiteas (piece of candy) · pt doce (piece of candy) · yue 糖 (piece of candy) · sq bonbone (piece of candy) · pl cukierek (piece of candy) · hak 糖仔 (piece of candy) · uk бонбо́н (piece of candy) · ar حَلْوَى (piece of candy) · mg vatomamy (piece of candy) · fo góðgæti (piece of candy) · chr ᎧᎵᏎᏥ (piece of candy) · ca caramel (piece of candy) · ur مِصْری (piece of candy) · th ขนมหวาน (piece of candy) · sw tamtam (piece of candy) · fo bomm (piece of candy) · tr tatlı (piece of candy) · ood lu꞉lsi (piece of candy) · gsw Täfi (piece of candy) · ug كەمپۈت (piece of candy) · sq karamele (piece of candy) · de Süßigkeit (piece of candy) · lo ຂະຫນົມ (piece of candy) · vep kanfet (piece of candy) · fr dragée (piece of candy) · tl kendi (piece of candy) · es galguería (piece of candy) · es golosina (piece of candy) · my သကြားလုံး (piece of candy) · mrj кампеткӓ (piece of candy) · pt confeito (piece of candy) · cs bonbón (piece of candy) · et komm (piece of candy) · it caramella (piece of candy) · sl sladkarija (piece of candy) · fa-ira آبْنَبات (piece of candy) · el ζαχαρωτό (piece of candy) · ug كەمپىت (piece of candy) · nl snoepje (piece of candy) · st pompong (piece of candy) · yi צוקערל (piece of candy) · pt bombom (piece of candy) · pt docinho (piece of candy) · izh letenitsa (piece of candy) · sh bòmbōn (piece of candy) · lb Kamell (piece of candy) · nan-hbl 糖仔 (piece of candy) · be цуке́рка (piece of candy) · szl bůmbůn (piece of candy) · izh toomain (piece of candy) · sl slaščica (piece of candy) · ms gula-gula (piece of candy) · lt saldainis (piece of candy) · cmn 糖果 (piece of candy) · pt bala (piece of candy) · tt конфет (piece of candy) · uz konfet (piece of candy) · ca llaminadura (piece of candy) · ky конфета (piece of candy) · alt конфет (piece of candy) · fa-ira شیرینی (piece of candy) · rsk бомбона (piece of candy) · la cuppēdia (piece of candy) · ur مِٹھائی کی گولی (piece of candy)