confection
2 synonyms for confection, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A sweet food, such as a cake, sweet or pastry, often made with great care and finely decorated.
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Etymology
Came into English via Middle English confescioun, borrowed from Old French confeccion (French confection), borrowed from Latin cōnfectiōnem, from cōnfectus, the past participle of cōnficiō ("prepare"), from con- ("with") plus faciō ("to make, do"). Taken apart at surface level, it is confect plus -ion. It originally me...
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