"confectionary" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From Late Latin cōnfectiōnārius (“one who prepares things by means of ingredients”), from Latin cōnfectiō (“preparing, producing”). See confection. Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|cōnfectiōnārius||one who prepares things by means of ingredients}} Late Latin cōnfectiōnārius (“one who prepares things by means of ingredients”), {{der|en|la|cōnfectiō||preparing, producing}} Latin cōnfectiō (“preparing, producing”), {{m|en|confection}} confection Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} confectionary (not comparable)
  1. Relating to, or of the nature of confections or their production. Tags: not-comparable Translations (relating to, or of the nature of confections or their production): qənnadı (Azerbaijani), канды́тарскі (kandýtarski) (Belarusian), конди́терский (kondíterskij) (Russian), конди́терський (kondýtersʹkyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-confectionary-en-adj-qHKTcNoA Disambiguation of 'relating to, or of the nature of confections or their production': 97 3
  2. Prepared as a confection. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-confectionary-en-adj-QjRZCiSK

Noun [English]

Forms: confectionaries [plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin cōnfectiōnārius (“one who prepares things by means of ingredients”), from Latin cōnfectiō (“preparing, producing”). See confection. Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|cōnfectiōnārius||one who prepares things by means of ingredients}} Late Latin cōnfectiōnārius (“one who prepares things by means of ingredients”), {{der|en|la|cōnfectiō||preparing, producing}} Latin cōnfectiō (“preparing, producing”), {{m|en|confection}} confection Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} confectionary (countable and uncountable, plural confectionaries)
  1. A candy, sweetmeat; a confection. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (candies, confection): llaminadura (Catalan), llaminadures (Catalan), llepolia [Valencian] (Catalan), dolĉaĵo (Esperanto), dolĉaĵoj (Esperanto), sukeraĵo (Esperanto), confites [masculine, plural] (Spanish), confitería [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-confectionary-en-noun-~nW2npaZ Disambiguation of 'candies, confection': 43 7 16 15 18
  2. (obsolete) A place where confections are manufactured, stored; a confectory. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-confectionary-en-noun-4vnkiUIr
  3. Dated form of confectionery (“a confectioner's shop”). Tags: alt-of, countable, dated, uncountable Alternative form of: confectionery (extra: a confectioner's shop)
    Sense id: en-confectionary-en-noun-Y-3mhWy9
  4. (obsolete) One who makes confections; a confectioner. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-confectionary-en-noun-c1gu~vZn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 3 2 22 16 28 16
  5. (uncountable) Archaic form of confectionery (“candy, sweets, taken collectively”). Tags: alt-of, archaic, uncountable Alternative form of: confectionery (extra: candy, sweets, taken collectively)
    Sense id: en-confectionary-en-noun-deCkQkf1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: confect, confection, confectionery, confectioner

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1827, Margaret Dods [pseudonym; Christian Isobel Johnstone], The Cook and Housewife’s Manual; Containing the Most Approved Modern Receipts for Making Soups, Gravies, Sauces, Ragouts, and All Made-Dishes; […]. The Second Edition; […], Edinburgh: […] Oliver and Boyd, and Bell and Bradfute; Geo. B. Whittaker, London; and Robertson and Atkinson, Glasgow, page 11",
          "text": "Maigre Dishes, dishes used by Roman Catholics on the days when the Church forbids flesh-meats; comprehending fish and vegetable pies and soups, puddings, fruit-pies, egg-dishes, omelets, fritters, macaroni, all preparations of fish, cheese-dishes, fish-sausages, and all creams, jellies, and confectionary, also dressed vegetables, pickles, and preserves.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Archaic form of confectionery (“candy, sweets, taken collectively”)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "confectionery",
          "confectionery#English"
        ],
        [
          "candy",
          "candy"
        ],
        [
          "sweet",
          "sweet"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) Archaic form of confectionery (“candy, sweets, taken collectively”)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "archaic",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "candies, confection",
      "word": "llaminadura"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "candies, confection",
      "word": "llaminadures"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "candies, confection",
      "tags": [
        "Valencian"
      ],
      "word": "llepolia"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "candies, confection",
      "word": "dolĉaĵo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "candies, confection",
      "word": "dolĉaĵoj"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "candies, confection",
      "word": "sukeraĵo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "candies, confection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "confites"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "candies, confection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "confitería"
    }
  ],
  "word": "confectionary"
}

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