sugar candy

noun

candy, confectionery

Meanings

nounsugar candy (usually uncountable, plural sugar candies)

plural sugar candies

  1. USuncountableusuallycandy, confectionery
  2. uncountableusuallycrystals of sucrose

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

Origin

  1. Middle Englishsuger candy
  2. Englishsugar candy

From Middle English suger candy, sugre candy, equivalent to sugar + candy.

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

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Chicago

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

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