crystallized
- adjective
- /ˈkrɪstəlˌaɪzd/
- US
:
cristalizado
- Layers of almond bisqui and then what we call crystallized lemon cream, those that's basically candied lemons.
Examples
-
The baker decorated the cake with crystallized fruits for a shimmering finish.
-
And they're packets of like little crystallized lime.
-
The marshmallows go all like crystallized and gooey, which looks amazing.
-
There are these little crabs covered in, like, they're really dried out and covered in crystallized sugar or something.
-
The chef used crystallized ginger to add sweetness and texture to the dish.
-
She enjoyed a cup of tea with a spoonful of crystallized honey stirred in.
Synonyms
9
3.0
Covered in sugar so it lasts longer, like fruit or nuts
3
2.5
Has sugar on the outside to make it sweet and not sticky
1
1.0
With sugar added to make it sweet
Fruit or other food preserved by covering it with sugar
Compounds
1
3.5
Small pieces of ginger cooked and covered in sugar, used as a sweet or in baking
A form of honey in which part of the sugar has formed small crystals, making it thick or solid
How Sugared
Surface Forms
Morphology
crystallized = crystallize (transparent) = crystal + ize + ed
The participial/adjectival -ed attaches to the verb 'crystallize' in a regular way to form 'crystallized'.
Etymology
Crystallized comes from crystal, from an old Greek word krystallos meaning 'ice' or 'clear rock'. When fruit is covered in sugar the sugar makes tiny crystals on the surface, so the fruit becomes like little crystals — that is why crystallized means 'preserved with sugar'.