candy

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

candy [candy candies candied candying] BrE [ˈkændi] NAmE [ˈkændi] noun uncountable, countable (pl. candies)(NAmE)
sweet food made of sugar and/or chocolate, eaten between meals; a piece of this
Syn: ↑sweet
•a box of candy
•a candy store
•a candy bar
• Who wants the last piece of candy?
see also ↑arm candy, ↑eye candy
Idiom: ↑like taking candy from a baby

Word Origin:
mid 17th cent. (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’.

Example Bank:
•People were celebrating in the streets and handing out candy.
•Taking the money would be like taking candy from a baby.
•The kids made straight for the candy aisle.
•a low-fat alternative to candy bars

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  confect, sugarcoat, glaze