|kȯndētō|rī noun
( -s )
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: German, from konditor confectioner (blend of earlier kanditor confectioner — from kandieren to candy, from French candir or Italian candire, both from Arabic qandī candied — and kondieren to preserve, from Latin condire ) + -ei -y, from Middle High German -īe, from Old French -ie — more at candy , condite
: a shop selling confectionery or pastry