candil — meaning in English
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English meaning
- candy noun Sweet confectionery made mainly from sugar, often flavored with chocolate, fruit, or nuts.
Senses
candil is used for these senses in English:
- candy (obsolete) A unit of weight used in southern India, equal to twenty maunds, roughly equal to 500 pounds avoirdupois but varying locally.
candy — full definition
- noun Sweet confectionery made mainly from sugar, often flavored with chocolate, fruit, or nuts.
- verb To coat or cook something in sugar syrup until it hardens.
- noun Slang for crack cocaine.