candied apple
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2.9
- noun
- /ˈkændid ˈæpəl/
- US
:
manzana acaramelada
- She enjoyed a candied apple on a stick while walking through the park.
Examples
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But the good thing is we can try our candied apples now, which we've been waiting for for so long.
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Whoa, candy apples and red sauce.
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Molly Possum gave them candied apples.
Fiction book (1993) -
"When he sauntered into a saloon, his spurs janglin' and his pockets full of gold, the ladies flocked around him like flies to a candied apple."
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(reading) "When he sauntered into a saloon, his spurs jangling and his pockets full of gold, the ladies flocked around him like flies to a candied apple." (looking at him)
Fiction book (2001) -
At the fair, I bought a candied apple coated in caramel and sprinkles.
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The children were excited to pick out their favorite candied apples from the booth.
Synonyms
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1.3
An apple covered in caramel and held on a stick as a sweet treat
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3.1
An apple covered in a hard shiny sugar coating
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3.0
An apple covered in hard sweet sugar on a stick that you eat as a treat
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5.8
An apple covered in hard sweet candy on a stick
How Sugary
- US
1
2.9
583
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'candied' (preserved/coated in sugar syrup) directly modifies 'apple' so the meaning—an apple coated or preserved in sugar—is compositionally derivable from the constituents. This adjective+noun pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand the MWE.
Etymology
Candied apple The noun candied apple comes from a simple fair food: a candied apple is an apple covered in hard, shiny sugar or syrup and put on a stick. Because the apple is 'candied' and made into candy, the name simply means a popular 'sweet treat' you eat at fairs.