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confectioners' sugar

American

[kuhn-fek-shuh-nerz shoog-er] / kənˈfɛk ʃə nərz ˈʃʊg ər /

noun

an extra-fine variety of powdered sugar, with cornstarch added to preserve dryness, used in icings, confections, etc.: it is graded from XXX to 14X, with a higher number of X’s corresponding to a more finely ground product.

confectioners' sugar British

noun

the US term for icing sugar

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Etymology

Origin of confectioners' sugar

First recorded in 1890–95

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