"sweetmeat" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈswiːtmiːt/ Forms: sweetmeats [plural]
Etymology: sweet + meat (“food”) Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sweet|meat|t2=food}} sweet + meat (“food”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sweetmeat (plural sweetmeats)
  1. A sweet delicacy; a confection. Translations (sweet delicacy): মিষ্টান্ন (miśṭanno) (Bengali), бонбон (bonbon) [masculine] (Bulgarian), zoetigheid (Dutch), suikerwaren [plural] (Dutch), makeinen (Finnish), friandise [feminine] (French), Süßigkeiten (German), Süßwaren (German), Süßspeisen (German), sukrajo (Ido), bonbono (Ido), póirín guma [masculine] (Irish), cuppēdia [neuter, plural] (Latin), bellāria [neuter, plural] (Latin), søtsaker [plural] (Norwegian), آفروشه (âfruše) (Persian), ویلانج (vilânj) (Persian), guloseima [feminine] (Portuguese), сла́дость (sládostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), गौड (gauḍa) [neuter] (Sanskrit), golosina [feminine] (Spanish), dulce [masculine] (Spanish), halua (Swahili), sötsak [common-gender] (Swedish), kumpites (Tagalog), со́лодощі (sólodošči) [plural] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-sweetmeat-en-noun-PZM98ybO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'sweet delicacy': 98 2
  2. (informal) Sweetheart; darling. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-sweetmeat-en-noun-ZGo2L9IN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sweatmeat [obsolete]

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