candy cane
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- noun
- /ˈkændi keɪn/
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bastón de caramelo
- "Ah, that's too bad." Martin gave her another candy cane from the extras he kept in a pouch.
- crush candy canes
- chocolate candy canes
- giant candy canes
I mean, candy cane does taste like mint, doesn't it?
- I mean, candy cane does taste like mint, doesn't it?
- Well, it is officially that time of the year, Sleigh Bells, Candy Cane and Old Saint Nick.
- I'm really into like candy cane scents this year, like very kind of sweet mint.
- I want just a big old candy cane.
- Very good little crispy bits on top of candy cane.
- Be honest, have you ever wanted your armpits to smell like pumpkin spice latte or candy canes?
- So grab a candy cane and let's start stuffing some stockings that even fit.
- Then we have candy cane roulade, which looks like a cut in half a candy cane.
Examples
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Start by hot gluing two candy canes into the shape of a heart.
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I guess when most people think of Christmas, they think of roasting chestnuts and candy canes.
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Santa gets a candy cane, too?
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Use red ribbon to hang the candy cane on your tree or to tie it on a present.
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Yeah, put more candy canes on this side.
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Thank you, but I never really liked candy canes.
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All right, that's not how a candy cane should look, but OK.
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Some years ago, he was pricing commercial candy canes when inspiration struck.
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Welcome to the North Pole, the land of Christmas wishes and candy cane kisses.
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During the holiday season, children love to receive candy canes as a festive treat.
Synonyms
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A small sweet candy flavored with mint oil to freshen the breath
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A small hard sweet with a strong mint taste often red and white
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A small sweet with a mint taste that is often hard or chewy
Surface Forms
Morphology
candy + cane
The basic meaning 'a stick of candy' is compositionally clear: 'candy' (a sweet) combined with 'cane' (a stick) yields a stick-shaped sweet, so learners who know both words can infer the core sense. Details like red-and-white stripes, peppermint flavor and the Christmas association are cultural specifications not directly predictable from the constituents, but they do not prevent the expression's core transparency.
Etymology
Candy cane began as a plain white sugar stick that churches gave to children to keep them quiet at a 'Christmas' service. People bent the cane into a hook like a 'shepherd's crook' and later added red stripes and 'peppermint', so today candy cane means the red-and-white sweet we give at 'Christmas'.