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candy

/ˈkændi/KAN-dee
/ˈkændi/KAN-dee

Meaningsugar

Common meaning: sugar boiled until it sets

Journey through time

  1. Arabicandsource
  2. Italiancandire‘to candy’source
  3. Englishcandy‘sugar boiled until it sets’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Arabic and ‘sugar’.

Roots

  • and Arabic “sugar”

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