■ noun ( plural candies ) (also sugar ~ )
1》 N. Amer. sweets; confectionery.
2》 chiefly Brit. sugar crystallized by repeated boiling and slow evaporation.
■ verb ( candies , ~ing , candied ) [often as adjective candied ] preserve (fruit) by coating and impregnating it with a sugar syrup.
Origin
C17 (as v.): asnoun from ME sugar-~ , from Fr. sucre candi 'crystallized sugar', from Arab. sukkar 'sugar' + ḳandī 'candied'.