milseán — meaning in English

English meaning

• candy noun Sweet confectionery made mainly from sugar, often flavored with chocolate, fruit, or nuts.
• pudding noun A soft, sweet dessert, often milk- or egg-based, cooked or set until thick and creamy.
• sweet adj Having the taste of sugar; not sour, salty, or bitter.

Senses

milseán is used for these senses in English:

• candy (countable, chiefly, North America, Philippines) A piece of confectionery of this kind.
• pudding Any of various dishes, sweet or savoury, prepared by boiling or steaming, or from batter.
• pudding A type of cake or dessert cooked usually by boiling or steaming.
• 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.

pudding — full definition

1. noun A soft, sweet dessert, often milk- or egg-based, cooked or set until thick and creamy.
2. noun In British English, the dessert course of a meal generally, regardless of what it actually is.
3. noun A savoury dish, often a type of sausage, made from ingredients such as blood, suet, or meat encased and boiled or steamed.

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