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| candy |
a confection made with sugar or other sweetener, usu. with flavorings such as chocolate or peppermint and fillings such as nuts. [1/5 definitions] |
| confect |
to make a preserve or confection of. [1/2 definitions] |
| confectionary |
a candy; confection. [1/3 definitions] |
| halvah |
a sweet, candylike Turkish confection made of ground sesame seeds and honey. |
| marshmallow |
a spongy confection made of corn syrup, sugar, egg whites, and gelatin. [1/2 definitions] |
| marsh mallow |
a pink-flowered European mallow common to marshes and now growing in eastern North America, the root of which was once an ingredient in the confection known as marshmallow. |
| marzipan |
a confection made of almond paste, egg whites, and sugar, and often molded into decorative forms. |
| snow cone |
a confection served in a paper cone and made of crushed ice covered by flavored syrup. |
| tutti-frutti |
a confection such as ice cream that contains various chopped, candied fruits. [1/2 definitions] |
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