"taffy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtæ.fi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-taffy.wav Forms: taffies [plural]
Rhymes: -æfi Etymology: Probably related to tafia (“type of rum”). Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} taffy (countable and uncountable, plural taffies)
  1. (US) A soft, chewy candy made from boiled sugar, molasses, or corn syrup and butter. Tags: US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sweets Translations (soft, chewy candy): toffee (Finnish), ciągutka [feminine] (Polish), mordoklejka [feminine] (Polish), ири́с (irís) [masculine] (Russian), ири́ска (iríska) [feminine] (Russian), caramelo de melaza [masculine] (Spanish), chicloso [Mexico, masculine] (Spanish), balikutsa (Tagalog), balkutsa (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-taffy-en-noun-MWxcogD8 Disambiguation of Sweets: 46 54 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'soft, chewy candy': 97 3
  2. (informal) Flattery. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Sweets
    Sense id: en-taffy-en-noun-jjm7IVUe Disambiguation of Sweets: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: toffee Derived forms: salt water taffy, saltwater taffy, taffy pull

Inflected forms

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