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rock candy

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

sugar in large hard clear crystals on a string

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: candy, confect

3

noun

Meaning 3

hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rock

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: candy, confect

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: sucre candi — a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
  • Chinese Cantonese: 冰糖 (bing1 tong4) — a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
  • Chinese Mandarin: 冰糖 (bīngtáng) — a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
  • Dutch: kandij — a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
  • Dutch: kandijsuiker — a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
  • Esperanto: kando — a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
  • French: sucre candi — a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
  • German: Kandiszucker — a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
  • Hungarian: kandiscukor — a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
  • Hungarian: jegescukor — a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
  • Indonesian: gula batu — a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
  • Japanese: 氷砂糖 (koorizatō) — a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
  • Korean: 얼음사탕 (eoreumsatang) — a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
  • Malayalam: കൽക്കണ്ടം (kalkkaṇṭaṁ) — a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kandissukker — a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
  • Polish: cukierek na patyku — a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
  • Russian: cахар-кандис (caxar-kandis) — a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
  • Spanish: azúcar piedra — a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
  • Spanish: azúcar roca — a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
  • Swedish: kandisocker — a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
  • Telugu: పటిక బెల్లం (paṭika bellaṁ) — a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
  • Turkish: akide şekeri — a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string
  • Vietnamese: đường phèn — a form of confectionery made by crystallizing sugar around a string