"sugar candy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sugar candies [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English suger candy, sugre candy, equivalent to sugar + candy. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|suger candy}} Middle English suger candy, {{m|enm|sugre candy}} sugre candy, {{compound|en|sugar|candy}} sugar + candy Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} sugar candy (usually uncountable, plural sugar candies)
  1. (US) candy, confectionery Tags: US, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-sugar_candy-en-noun-lCqzauDn Categories (other): American English
  2. crystals of sucrose Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-sugar_candy-en-noun-XVMV-9WP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73

Inflected forms

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