mint candy
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- noun
- /mɪnt ˈkændi/
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caramelo de menta
- The kids were excited to receive mint candy as party favors at the celebration.
- chocolate-covered mint candy
Examples
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- Want a mint candy?
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I always keep some mint candy in my bag for a sweet treat after meals.
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She offered me a mint candy to freshen my breath during our conversation.
Synonyms
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A small sweet made from sugar, often with chocolate or nuts
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A small sugary food eaten after a meal
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A small flavored candy eaten to freshen your breath
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A small sweet candy flavored with mint oil to freshen the breath
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Sweet food like candy or a small cake
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A small sweet food like candy or fruit covered in sugar eaten as a treat
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A small hard sweet with a strong mint taste often red and white
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A hard sweet made by boiling sugar and letting it cool
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a sweet flavored with mint' is directly and predictably composed from 'mint' (the mint flavor/plant) + 'candy' (a sweet). This modifier+head noun compound follows a common and transparent composition pattern cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Mint candy is a compound name for a small candy made with mint and sugar. People used real mint leaves or mint oil to make sweets that would 'freshen breath', so today mint candy usually means a sweet you eat after a meal to make your mouth feel fresh.