doce — meaning in English
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English meaning
- candy noun Sweet confectionery made mainly from sugar, often flavored with chocolate, fruit, or nuts.
- fresh adjective Newly made, picked, or obtained; not old or stale.
- jelly noun A soft, semi-solid food made by setting fruit juice or another liquid with gelatin or pectin, often spread on bread or eaten as a dessert.
- sugar noun A sweet crystalline substance, usually made from sugar cane or sugar beet, used to sweeten food and drink.
- sweet adj Having the taste of sugar; not sour, salty, or bitter.
Senses
doce is used for these senses in English:
- candy (countable, chiefly, North America, Philippines) A piece of confectionery of this kind.
- fresh (of water) Without salt; not saline.
- jelly (Commonwealth) A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set.
- jelly (chiefly, North America) A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or added, pectin.
- jelly A savoury substance, derived from meat, that has the same texture as the dessert.
- sugar (countable) A term of endearment.
- sweet (wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.
- sweet Of a pleasant sound.
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.
fresh — full definition
- adjective Newly made, picked, or obtained; not old or stale.
- adjective Not preserved by freezing, drying, or canning.
- adjective Rested and full of energy; not tired.
- adjective Cool and invigorating, especially air or weather.
- adjective Informal: rude, cheeky, or overly forward, especially in a flirtatious way.