/ ˈdrɑːʒeɪ; NAmE drɑːˈʒeɪ/ noun
1.
a sweet with a hard covering
2.
a very small silver or gold-coloured ball, used for decorating cakes
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent. (also denoting a mixture of spices): French , from Old French dragie , perhaps via Latin from Greek tragēmata spices.