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brandyball

brandyball

9.8
A hard British candy flavored with brandy
  • noun
  • /ˈbrændiˌbɔːl/
  • UK
translation icon : brandyball
  • My grandmother used to buy brandyballs from the village sweet shop every Sunday.

Examples

  • The shopkeeper displayed jars of brandyballs alongside other traditional British sweets.

  • He popped a brandyball into his mouth on the way to the cinema.

  • I love brandyballs during the holidays.

  • Can you pass me a brandyball?

  • My grandmother used to buy brandyballs from the village sweet shop every Sunday.

  • The shopkeeper displayed jars of brandyballs alongside other traditional British sweets.

  • He popped a brandyball into his mouth on the way to the cinema.

Synonyms

brandysnap
vsbrandyball
  • UK
9.8

A crisp sweet wafer made with ginger and sometimes brandy, often rolled into a tube

is a hard candy flavored with brandy not a biscuit

Surface Forms

brandyball singular
brandyballs plural

Morphology

brandyball = brandy + ball (transparent) = brandy + ball

The word is a straightforward compound of 'brandy' + 'ball', indicating a small round sweet flavored with brandy, which learners can infer from the parts.

Etymology

Brandyball comes from the drink brandy and the word ball. It simply means a small round sweet flavored with brandy, so the name is like a 'brandy-flavored ball'.