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candy cane en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkændi ˌkeɪn/

Meanings

1. (Canada, US) An edible candy in the shape of a cane or staff, generally consumed during Christmas time and usually having a peppermint flavor.
2. A type of myco-heterotroph with a red and white striped stem (Allotropa virgata).
   • Candy canes only associate with matsutake, and their presence is as sure an indicator of a thriving matsutake fungus as a matsutake mushroom itself. 2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 174:

Forms

Synonyms

sugar cane · Santa's cane · candystick · peppermint stick

Translations (37)

fr canne de Noël (candy in the shape of a cane) · nl zuurstok (candy in the shape of a cane) · pl laska cukrowa (candy in the shape of a cane) · pt bengala doce (candy in the shape of a cane) · fy sûrstôk (candy in the shape of a cane) · ko 캔디 케인 (candy in the shape of a cane) · ca bastó de caramel (candy in the shape of a cane) · de Zuckerstange (candy in the shape of a cane) · hu cukorpálca (candy in the shape of a cane) · he מַקֵּל סַבָּא (candy in the shape of a cane) · fi karkkitanko (candy in the shape of a cane) · fr sucre d'orge (candy in the shape of a cane) · ru караме́льная па́лочка (candy in the shape of a cane) · pt bastão de doces (candy in the shape of a cane) · uk караме́льна па́личка (candy in the shape of a cane) · et pulgakomm (candy in the shape of a cane) · ja キャンディケイン (candy in the shape of a cane) · id permen tongkat (candy in the shape of a cane) · hy կարամելային ձեռնափայտ (candy in the shape of a cane) · it bastoncino di zucchero (candy in the shape of a cane) · cy ffon gandi (candy in the shape of a cane) · tl kending baston (candy in the shape of a cane) · nn sukkerstong (candy in the shape of a cane) · fi tikkunekku (candy in the shape of a cane) · ja キャンディーケイン (candy in the shape of a cane) · ru караме́льная трость (candy in the shape of a cane) · ga cána candaí (candy in the shape of a cane) · tl kending tungkod (candy in the shape of a cane) · cmn 拐杖糖 (candy in the shape of a cane) · es bastón de caramelo (candy in the shape of a cane) · fr canne de bonbon (candy in the shape of a cane) · smj polkanjálguk (candy in the shape of a cane) · ga maide milis (candy in the shape of a cane) · fi piparminttukaramelli (candy in the shape of a cane) · sv polkagris (candy in the shape of a cane) · pdc Zuckerschtengel (candy in the shape of a cane) · ja キャンディ棒 (candy in the shape of a cane)