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confection in Italian

confection in Italian is dolce, pasticcino — confection means a sweet food, such as a cake, sweet or pastry, often made with great care and finely decorated.

confection in Italian

dolce
noun
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.
pasticcino
noun
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.

What does "confection" mean?

  1. noun A sweet food, such as a cake, sweet or pastry, often made with great care and finely decorated.
    "The table was covered with all sorts of tempting confections."
  2. noun The process of putting something together or making it.
  3. noun Something that has been put together or made up, especially from several different parts.
    "The defense attorney maintained that the charges were a confection of the local police."
  4. noun A piece of writing, music or art that is light and entertaining and not meant to be taken too seriously.
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confection in a sentence

  • The table was covered with all sorts of tempting confections.
  • The defense attorney maintained that the charges were a confection of the local police.

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What is "confection" in Italian?
"confection" in Italian is dolce, pasticcino. confection means: A sweet food, such as a cake, sweet or pastry, often made with great care and finely decorated.
Are there other ways to say "confection" in Italian?
Yes — Italian has 2 translations listed for "confection": dolce, pasticcino.
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