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Confectioneries
Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.
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noun
- 1
Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.
- 2
The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.
- 3
A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Confectioneries"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| confectionariesnoun | A candy, sweetmeat; a confection. |
| confectionarynoun | A candy, sweetmeat; a confection. |
| confectionernoun | A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets, candies, sweet pastries, and other sweet food items). |
| confectionsnoun | A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake. |
| confectionnoun | A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake. |
| patisserienoun | (UK) a shop that sells pastries and cakes |
| dessertsnoun | a 1998 British short film directed by Jeff Stark and starring (as the only actor) Ewan McGregor. |
| baked goodsnoun | foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven |
| confectnoun | (obsolete) A rich, sweet, food item made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts; a confection, comfit. |
| bakeriesnoun | (countable) A place in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold. |
| pastriesnoun | (countable) A baked food item made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc. |
| french pastrynoun | An individually-sized confection made from puff pastry and often filled with fruit or custard. |
| macaroonsnoun | In computer security, macaroons are authorization credentials that support decentralized delegation between principals. |
| chocolatiernoun | A producer of chocolate. |
| bakerynoun | (countable) A place in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold. |
| chocolate candynoun | candy made with chocolate |
| sugar candynoun | (US) candy, confectionery |
| pastrynoun | (countable) A baked food item made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc. |
| chocolatesnoun | (chiefly uncountable) A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans. |
| candiesnoun | (uncountable, chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors. |
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