sugarplum
[ shoog-er-pluhm ]
/ ˈʃʊg ərˌplʌm /
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noun
a small round candy made of sugar with various flavoring and coloring ingredients; a bonbon.
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British Dictionary definitions for sugarplum
sugarplum
/ (ˈʃʊɡəˌplʌm) /
noun
a crystallized plum
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