"fairy floss" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 fairy floss.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: fairy + floss Etymology templates: {{com|en|fairy|floss}} fairy + floss Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fairy floss (uncountable)
  1. (Australia) Heated sugar spun into thin threads and collected into a mass, usually on a stick. Tags: Australia, uncountable Categories (topical): Sweets Synonyms: candy floss [British], cotton candy [Canada, US], fairyfloss Derived forms: Persian fairy floss

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