rock candy

noun

A form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string.

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Meanings

nounrock candy (usually uncountable, plural rock candies)

plural rock candies

  1. USuncountableusuallyA form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounhard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)

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Translations

Catalan sucre candi
  • sucre candia form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
Chinese Cantonese 冰糖
  • 冰糖 (bing¹ tong⁴)a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
Chinese Mandarin 冰糖
  • 冰糖 (bīngtáng)a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
Dutch kandij, kandijsuiker
  • kandija form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
  • kandijsuikera form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
Esperanto kando
  • kandoa form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
French sucre candi
  • sucre candia form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
German Kandiszucker
  • Kandiszuckera form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
Hungarian kandiscukor, jegescukor
  • kandiscukora form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
  • jegescukora form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
Indonesian gula batu
  • gula batua form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
Japanese 氷砂糖
  • 氷砂糖 (koorizatō)a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
Korean 얼음사탕
  • 얼음사탕 (eoreumsatang)a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
Norwegian Bokmål kandissukker
  • kandissukkera form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
Polish cukierek na patyku
  • cukierek na patykua form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
Russian cахар-кандис
  • cахар-кандис (caxar-kandis)a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
Spanish azúcar piedra, azúcar roca
  • azúcar piedraa form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
  • azúcar rocaa form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
Swedish kandisocker
  • kandisockera form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
Turkish akide şekeri
  • akide şekeria form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
Vietnamese đường phèn
  • đường phèna form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
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APA

rock candy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20candy

MLA

“rock candy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20candy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rock candy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20candy.

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