Standard Lemma guide

sweetmeat

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈswiːtmiːt/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A sweet delicacy; a confection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Sweetheart; darling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sweet, confection

History

Etymology

From Middle English swete-mete, from Old English swete mete. By surface analysis, sweet + meat (“food”).

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: মিষ্টান্ন (miśṭannō) — sweet delicacy
  • Bulgarian: бонбон (bonbon) — sweet delicacy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 甜點 /甜点 (tiándiǎn) — sweet delicacy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 糖果 (tángguǒ) — sweet delicacy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 甜食 (tiánshí) — sweet delicacy
  • Dutch: zoetigheid — sweet delicacy
  • Dutch: suikerwaren — sweet delicacy
  • Finnish: makeinen — sweet delicacy
  • French: friandise — sweet delicacy
  • German: Süßigkeiten — sweet delicacy
  • German: Süßwaren — sweet delicacy
  • German: Süßspeisen — sweet delicacy
  • Ido: sukrajo — sweet delicacy
  • Ido: bonbono — sweet delicacy
  • Irish: póirín guma — sweet delicacy
  • Latin: cuppēdia — sweet delicacy
  • Latin: bellāria — sweet delicacy
  • Norwegian: søtsaker — sweet delicacy
  • Persian: آفروشه (âfruše) — sweet delicacy
  • Persian: ویلانج (vilânj) — sweet delicacy
  • Portuguese: guloseima — sweet delicacy
  • Russian: сла́дость (sládostʹ) — sweet delicacy
  • Sanskrit: गौड (gauḍa) — sweet delicacy
  • Spanish: golosina — sweet delicacy
  • Spanish: dulce — sweet delicacy
  • Swahili: halua — sweet delicacy
  • Swedish: sötsak — sweet delicacy
  • Tagalog: kumpites — sweet delicacy
  • Ukrainian: со́лодощі (sólodošči) — sweet delicacy