"cotton candy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cotton candies [plural]
Etymology: From cotton + candy; from being a candy appearing like a mass of cotton balls or cotton batting. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cotton|candy}} cotton + candy Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} cotton candy (usually uncountable, plural cotton candies)
  1. (US, Canada) Melted sugar spun into thin threads and collected into a mass, usually on a stick. Tags: Canada, US, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Sweets Synonyms: candy floss [New-Zealand, UK], fairy floss [Australia], cotton-candy

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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