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dragee

dragee

1 9.4
A small pill or candy covered in sugar to hide a bitter taste
  • noun
  • /ˈdrædʒi/
: dragea
  • Children were once given a sugar-coated dragee to mask the bitter taste of medicine.

Examples

  • The pharmacist handed her a dragee to help ease her sore throat.

  • She offered me a dragee for my sore throat.

  • He mistook the decorative dragee on the cake for a regular candy.

  • The bakery sells colorful dragees for decorating cakes.

  • The pharmacist handed her a dragee to help ease her sore throat.

  • Children were once given a sugar-coated dragee to mask the bitter taste of medicine.

  • He mistook the decorative dragee on the cake for a regular candy.

Synonyms

sweet
vsdragee
76 1.0

A small sugary food eaten after a meal

is a small sugar-coated pill or candy used especially as medicine
sugary snack
vsdragee
2 1.0

A small sweet food high in sugar eaten between meals as a treat

is a small sugar-coated item used more as medicine than an everyday treat

Surface Forms

dragee singular
dragees plural

Etymology

Dragee comes from French dragée, a sugar-coated sweet, and the same idea was used to cover bitter medicine with sugar. That's why dragee can also mean a small sugar-coated pill or candy that hides an unpleasant taste.