candy

alawa

Pronunciation

• enPR: kăn'di
• IPA: /ˈkændi/
• SAMPA: /"k{ndi/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular candy

Plural candies

Candy

1. Candy is a sweet-tasting food. <> alewa, alawa, minti. Abinci mai zaƙi.
   • Synonyms: sweets and treats

   There is a bowl of candy on the table.

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) candy

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) candies

Past tense (ya wuce) candied

Past participle (ya wuce) candied

Present participle (ana cikin yi) candying

1. To candy a food is to cover it in or cook it in a sugary syrup.

   Will you help me candy these apples?