конфе́та — meaning in English

English meaning

• candy noun Sweet confectionery made mainly from sugar, often flavored with chocolate, fruit, or nuts.
• confection 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.
• cordial adj Warm and friendly, though often in a polite or formal way.
• sweet adj Having the taste of sugar; not sour, salty, or bitter.
• sweets noun British informal term for candy or confectionery.

Senses

конфе́та is used for these senses in English:

• candy (countable, chiefly, North America, Philippines) A piece of confectionery of this kind.
• confection 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.
• cordial A candy (or bonbon) usually made of milk chocolate, filled with small fruits (often maraschino cherries) and syrup or fondant.
• sweet (countable, especially, _, UK, India) A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.
• sweets Confectionery, 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.

confection — full definition

1. 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.
2. noun The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.
3. noun The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction.
4. noun An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature.

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