[ˈkandi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- sweets; confectionery
(e.g: people sat eating popcorn and candy)


Phrases:
- like taking candy from a baby

Origin:
late 16th century (as a verb): the noun use is from late Middle English sugar-candy, from French sucre candi ‘crystallized sugar’, from Arabic sukkar ‘sugar’ + qandī ‘candied’, based on Sanskrit khaṇḍa ‘fragment’

[ˈkandi], (Verb)

Definitions:
- preserve (fruit, nuts, etc.) by coating and saturating it with a sugar syrup
(e.g: I candied the walnuts with maple syrup)


Phrases:
- like taking candy from a baby

Origin:
late 16th century (as a verb): the noun use is from late Middle English sugar-candy, from French sucre candi ‘crystallized sugar’, from Arabic sukkar ‘sugar’ + qandī ‘candied’, based on Sanskrit khaṇḍa ‘fragment’