confectionery

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Noun

confectionery (uncountable)

1. (uncountable) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.
2. (uncountable) The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.
3. A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.

Synonyms

• (sweet foodstuffs, collectively) candy (US), sweets (UK)
• (business of manufacturing confectionery) sweet-making, sweet manufacture
• (shop where confectionery is sold) confectioner's, candy store (US), sweet shop (UK)

Related terms

• confect
• confection
• confectionary
• confectioner

Translations

• French: confiserie, sucreries
• German: Konfekt, Süßwaren
• Italian: dolciumi
• Portuguese: doces, confeitaria
• Russian: конди́терские изде́лия
• Spanish: dulces

Translations

• French: confiserie
• Russian: конди́терская фа́брика
• Spanish: confitería

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