candied
Americanadjective
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impregnated or incrusted with or as if with sugar.
candied ginger.
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prepared by cooking in sugar or syrup.
candied yams.
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candied words.
adjective
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impregnated or encrusted with or as if with sugar or syrup
candied peel
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(of sugar, honey, etc) crystallized
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Cake fillings of almond crunch and toasted pecan praline and candied lemon, while jackfruit and palm sugar bring distinct South-East Asian flavours.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Dollops of candied citrus gleam like jewels, Turbinado sugar crowns the loaf with a satisfyingly crackly crust, and the coffee whispers beneath it all, cutting through sweetness and coaxing out the pumpkin’s earthy depth.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025
There’s the Ukrainian poppy seed cake makivnyk, the Middle Eastern hot chocolate sahlep, the Spanish nougat turrón and the Chinese candied fruit tanghulu, among others.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025
I ordered my usual: fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, candied yams and a biscuit slathered in grape jelly butter.
From Salon • Sep. 3, 2025
The lobby of the hotel smells like candied lemon and bleach, an acrid combination that burns my nostrils when I breathe it in.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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