karkki — meaning in English

English meaning

• candy noun Sweet confectionery made mainly from sugar, often flavored with chocolate, fruit, or nuts.
• chew verb To repeatedly bite and grind food with the teeth before swallowing.
• sweet adj Having the taste of sugar; not sour, salty, or bitter.

Senses

karkki is used for these senses in English:

• candy (countable, chiefly, North America, Philippines) A piece of confectionery of this kind.
• chew (informal, uncountable) Chewing tobacco.
• sweet (countable, especially, _, UK, India) A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.

candy — full definition

1. noun Sweet confectionery made mainly from sugar, often flavored with chocolate, fruit, or nuts.
2. verb To coat or cook something in sugar syrup until it hardens.
3. noun Slang for crack cocaine.

chew — full definition

1. verb To repeatedly bite and grind food with the teeth before swallowing.
2. verb Informal: to think something over carefully.
3. noun A soft sweet, or a small toy or treat meant to be chewed.

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