peppermint candy
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1.5
- noun
- /ˈpɛpərˌmɪnt ˈkændi/
:
caramelo de menta
- She held out her hand, offering me a peppermint candy.
- peppermint candy canes
- hard peppermint candy
- white peppermint candy
Examples
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Next, hot glue a round peppermint candy to the point where the top points of the candy canes touch.
Blog text (2) -
It was always full of those red-and-white-striped peppermint candies with the cellophane twisted on either side.
Fiction book (2000) -
Luke dismounted and bought a large stock of peppermint candy, red and white striped.
Fiction book (1996) -
It was filled with the round peppermint candies that she had been fond of since childhood.
Fiction book (1996) -
When Mr. Albemarle got up from his exertions upon Dale Mae, the warm giving stranger, he felt fresh and sweet as a large piece of peppermint candy.
Fiction book (1997) -
She bought a bag of red-and-white peppermint candy, a pair of blue fuzzy mittens, and a bouncy yellow ball.
Fiction book (2000) -
She picked peppermint candies for her children from the fishbowl, which had been converted to a candy dish when the fish were found floating belly-up one morning.
Fiction book (1995) -
Top each brownie with a piece of peppermint candy for a refreshing touch.
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Decorate the holiday cookies with crushed peppermint candy for festive flair.
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At the party, everyone enjoyed the assorted flavors, especially the peppermint candy.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small flavored candy eaten to freshen your breath
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1.0
A hard sweet stick with red and white stripes that tastes like mint and is used at Christmas
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A small sweet candy flavored with mint oil to freshen the breath
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A small sweet with a mint taste that is often hard or chewy
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3.4
A small round chocolate with a soft mint filling
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Morphology
The meaning 'a sweet confection flavored with peppermint' is directly and compositionally derived from 'peppermint' (the flavor) + 'candy' (a sweet confection). This flavor+food compounding pattern is common in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
The name peppermint candy comes from making candy with oil from the peppermint plant. That's why it means 'a sweet flavored with peppermint' and why people imagine fresh breath or a cool mouth when they hear it.