hard candy

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hard candy

noun hard candies

  1. US, countable, uncountable A candy prepared from one or more syrups boiled to a temperature of 160°C (320°F), thereafter becoming stiff and brittle at room temperature.

    Similar: boiled sweet

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noun candy prepared from one or more syrups

Españolcaramelo [duro]
中文硬糖 yìngtáng
Françaisbonbon
DeutschBonbon, Zuckerstein
Русскийледене́ц ledenéc, монпансье́ monpansʹjé
العربيةمُلَبَّسَة mulabbasa

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@misc{hard_candy_2026,
  title = {hard candy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hard%20candy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}