candy cane

American  

[kan-dee kayn] / ˈkæn di ˌkeɪn /

noun

• candy canes
  plural

1. a stick of hard candy with a curve at one end, usually peppermint-flavored with red and white stripes.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• candy canes
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of candy cane

First recorded in 1865–70

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

candy cane

There was bracing Pep-O-Mint, cool Wint-O-Green, sharp Spear-O-Mint, clear Crysto Mint and festive Stik-O-Pep, speckled red and white like a candy cane.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

When I got the assignment, I was immediately excited and had this image in my head of placing them inside a colorful candy cane circus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025

The tiny Impella pumps, about the width of a candy cane, are threaded through blood vessels to take over the work of the heart in patients who are undergoing complex procedures or have life-threatening conditions.

From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2024

As the seasons change and the pilgrim-hatted cartoon turkeys in store windows turn into pointy-eared candy cane dispensers, so too does the concert calendar.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2023

“Let’s hit the road. You better grab that whole bag of candy cane truffles from the backseat. I think we need them in our emotionally fragile state.”

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

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