"candy corn" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: candy corns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} candy corn (usually uncountable, plural candy corns)
  1. (US, Canada) A confection of sugar and corn syrup or honey, supposed to resemble a kernel of maize; typically colored in yellow, orange, and white stripes to represent the colors of the fall harvest; a staple candy of the fall season and Halloween in North America. Tags: Canada, US, uncountable, usually Hyponyms: reindeer corn

Inflected forms

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