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candy egg

candy egg

1 1.0
A small sweet shaped like an egg often given at Easter
  • noun
  • /ˈkændi ɛɡ/
  • US
translation icon : huevo de chocolate
  • The bakery sells homemade candy eggs in a variety of colors and flavors.

Examples

  • I found a candy egg in my Easter basket.

  • The children love candy eggs during the holiday.

  • Every year, children search for candy eggs hidden in the garden on Easter morning.

  • I bought a box of chocolate candy eggs to share with my coworkers.

  • During the Easter celebration, the children eagerly searched for colorful candy eggs hidden around the park.

  • The basket was filled with delightful candy eggs, each one decorated with vibrant patterns and flavors.

  • At the party, every child received a candy egg as a sweet treat to enjoy after the games.

Synonyms

candy
vscandy egg
  • US
863 1.0

A small sweet made from sugar, often with chocolate or nuts

is specifically an egg-shaped sweet often given during Easter
Easter egg
vscandy egg
20 1.0

A decorated or chocolate egg given at Easter

is the seasonal sweet shaped as an egg and given as a treat
chocolate egg
vscandy egg
1 1.0

A sweet made of chocolate in the shape of an egg

is any sweet egg-shaped treat not limited to chocolate
jelly egg
vscandy egg
  • UK
2.2

A small egg-shaped sweet made of soft jelly with a sugar coating often eaten at Easter

is the general egg-shaped sweet not only jellied types

Surface Forms

candy egg singular
candy eggs plural

Morphology

candy + egg

The meaning 'a sweet shaped like an egg' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'candy' (a sweet) with 'egg' (an egg-shaped object), so the phrase simply denotes a confection in the form of an egg. This noun+noun compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically regular, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

The noun candy egg comes from the simple image of a sweet (candy) made in the shape of an egg. People give these chocolate 'eggs' as a 'treat' at 'Easter' and hide them in egg hunts, so the phrase now means a small sweet shaped like an egg often given at 'Easter'.