confectionery en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /kənˈfɛkʃənɹi/
- /kənˈfɛkʃənəɹi/
Etymology
From confectioner + -y.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.
- (uncountable, usually) The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.
- (uncountable, usually) A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| confectionary | alternative, archaic, dated | lexicographic | |
| confectioneries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
confection · confectioner · confect · confectionary
Synonyms
sweet manufacture (business of manufacturing confectionery) · confectioner's (shop where confectionery is sold) · sweet shop (shop where confectionery is sold) · candy store (shop where confectionery is sold) · sweets (sweet foodstuffs) · candy (sweet foodstuffs) · sweet-making (business of manufacturing confectionery)
Translations (76)
el ζαχαρωτά (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · cmn 甜品廠 /甜品厂 (business of manufacturing confectionery) · la bellāria (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · da konfekt (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · ta மிட்டாய் (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · de Confiserie (business of manufacturing confectionery) · nl snoep (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · gl repostaría (business of manufacturing confectionery) · ht sirèt (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · chr ᎧᎵᏎᏥ (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · id permen (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · da konfekture (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · hu cukrászda (business of manufacturing confectionery) · nb konfekt (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · hi कैंडी (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · be прысмакі (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · ja 菓子 (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · ru конди́терская фа́брика (business of manufacturing confectionery) · mg fanaovan-javamamy (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · sh посластичарница (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · ga milseogra (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · es dulces (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · nn konfekt (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · ka საკონდიტრო (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · az şirniyat (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · ga sócamais (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · bg сладкиши (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · ko 과자 (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · es confitería (business of manufacturing confectionery) · sh poslastičarnica (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · yi נאַשעכץ (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · fr sucreries (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · de Confiserie (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · yi קאָנפֿעקטור (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · tl kendi (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · yi זיסוואַרג (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · fr confiserie (business of manufacturing confectionery) · fr confiserie (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · fi konditoriatuotteet (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · ps کینډی (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · fy snobberij (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · yi גוטע־זאַכן (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · hy քաղցրավենիք (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · pt confeitaria (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · pt doces (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · te మిఠాయి (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · ja お菓子 (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · de Konfekt (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · hy հրուշակեղեն (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · pl słodycze (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · el γλυκά (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · el ζαχαροπλαστείο (business of manufacturing confectionery) · ceb kendi (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · ga rudaí milse (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · ru сла́дости (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · bg сладкарство (business of manufacturing confectionery) · sq ëmbëltore (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · cmn 糖果 (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · kn ಮಿಠಾಯಿ (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · ms gula-gula (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · yi ממתּקים (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · mk сла́тки (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · ru конди́терские изде́лия (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · pl cukiernictwo (business of manufacturing confectionery) · lv saldumi (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · ood lu꞉lsi (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · de Süßwaren (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · sv sockerbageri (business of manufacturing confectionery) · da slik (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · gl confeitaría (business of manufacturing confectionery) · it dolciumi (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · yi מטעמים (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · la cuppēdia (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · uz qandolat mahsulotlari (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · id gula-gula (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) · pt confeitaria (business of manufacturing confectionery)