Meanings
nouncandied fruit (countable and uncountable, plural candied fruits)
plural candied fruits
- countableuncountableAny fruit that has been preserved by treatment with a sugar syrup and dried
Synonyms: crystallized fruit, glacé fruit
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny fruit that has been preserved by treatment with a sugar syrup and dried
More synonyms by meaning
nounfruit cooked in sugar syrup and encrusted with a sugar crystals
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Translations
Esperanto konfitaĵo
- konfitaĵocandied fruit, fruits
German kandierte Frucht, (esp) Kanditen
- kandierte Fruchtcandied fruit, fruits
- (esp) Kanditencandied fruit, fruits
Greek ζαχαρωμένα φρούτα
- ζαχαρωμένα φρούτα (zacharoména froúta)candied fruit, fruits
Indonesian manisan, halwa
- manisancandied fruit, fruits
- halwacandied fruit, fruits
Italian frutta candita, candito
- frutta canditacandied fruit, fruits
- canditocandied fruit, fruits
- canditicandied fruit, fruits
- candituracandied fruit, fruits
Latin palatha
- palathacandied fruit, fruits
Polish owoce kandyzowane
- owoce kandyzowanecandied fruit, fruits
Spanish fruta confitada
- fruta confitadacandied fruit, fruits
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Chicago
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