candy

Definition

Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.

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”).

Example Sentences

• "They came down to buy sugar, flour, saltfish or candy from Nana, to collect letters and exchange gossip."
• "Unwholesome pink and yellow candies were sold from trays."
• "candy kid; candy raver"