Meanings
nounhard candy (countable and uncountable, plural hard candies)
plural hard candies
- UScountableuncountableA candy prepared from one or more syrups boiled to a temperature of 160°C (320°F), thereafter becoming stiff and brittle at room temperature.
Synonyms: boiled sweet
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA candy prepared from one or more syrups boiled to a temperature of 160°C (320°F), thereafter becoming stiff and brittle at room temperature.
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Translations
Arabic مُلَبَّسَة
- مُلَبَّسَة (mulabbasa)candy prepared from one or more syrups
Chinese Mandarin 硬糖
- 硬糖 (yìngtáng)candy prepared from one or more syrups
Danish bolsje
- bolsjecandy prepared from one or more syrups
Finnish kova makeinen, kova karkki
- kova makeinencandy prepared from one or more syrups
- kova karkkicandy prepared from one or more syrups
French bonbon
- bonboncandy prepared from one or more syrups
German Bonbon, Zuckerl
- Bonboncandy prepared from one or more syrups
- Zuckerlcandy prepared from one or more syrups
- Zuckersteincandy prepared from one or more syrups
Polish landrynka, cukierek
- landrynkacandy prepared from one or more syrups
- cukierekcandy prepared from one or more syrups
Russian ледене́ц, монпансье́
- ледене́ц (ledenéc)candy prepared from one or more syrups
- монпансье́ (monpansʹjé)candy prepared from one or more syrups
Spanish caramelo [duro]
- caramelo [duro]candy prepared from one or more syrups
Swedish karamell
- karamellcandy prepared from one or more syrups
Ukrainian цуке́рка
- цуке́рка (cukérka)candy prepared from one or more syrups
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APA
hard candy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20candy
MLA
“hard candy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20candy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hard candy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20candy.
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