sweetshop
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sweetshop
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From sweet + shop.
noun sweetshops · sweet shop · sweet-shop
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A shop selling confectionery, especially one that sells predominantly confectionery.
Likewise, when I go into my local sweetshop to buy a chocolate bar, the shopkeeper doesn't look me up and down, notice I'm a bit overweight, and suggest I pop round to the greengrocers next door and buy an apple instead.
Similar: candy shop, candy store
- A drug dealer.
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noun shop selling predominantly confectionery
| Español | confitería, dulcería, caramelería |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 菓子屋 kashiya, お菓子屋 o-kashiya |
| 中文 | 糖果店 tángguǒdiàn |
| Português | doçaria, doceria, pastelaria |
| Français | confiserie, pâtisserie |
| Deutsch | Konditorei, Süßwarengeschäft, Süßwarenladen |
| Italiano | pasticceria, confetteria |
| Ελληνικά | ζαχαροπλαστείο zacharoplasteío |
| Română | cofetărie |
| Русский | конди́терская kondíterskaja |
| Tiếng Việt | bánh cửa hàng |
| العربية | صَنَاعَةُ الْحَلْوَيَات ṣanāʕatu l-ḥalwayāt |
Talk about this word "sweetshop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sweetshop. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sweetshop. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sweetshop "sweetshop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sweetshop.Cite this
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title = {sweetshop},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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