fondant sweet

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• fondant — ► NOUN 1) a thick paste made of sugar and water, used in making sweets and icing cakes. 2) a sweet made of fondant. ORIGIN French, melting …   English terms dictionary

• fondant — UK [ˈfɒndənt] / US [ˈfɑndənt] noun Word forms fondant : singular fondant plural fondants 1) [countable/uncountable] a very soft sweet food made from sugar and water, usually spread over cakes as icing 2) [countable] a small piece of fondant eaten …   English dictionary

• fondant — fon|dant [ˈfɔndənt US ˈfa:n ] n 1.) [U] a soft mixture made from sugar and water, used for covering cakes ▪ a cake decorated with fondant icing 2.) a soft sweet made of fondant …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fondant — [[t]fɒ̱ndənt[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N n Fondant is a sweet paste made from sugar and water. ...a pack of eight fondant cakes …   English dictionary

• fondant — fon|dant [ fandənt ] noun 1. ) count or uncount a very soft sweet food made from sugar and water, usually spread over cakes as FROSTING 2. ) count a small piece of fondant eaten as a piece of candy …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fondant — [ fɒnd(ə)nt] noun a thick paste made of sugar and water, used in making sweets and icing cakes. ↘a sweet made of fondant. Origin C19: from Fr., lit. melting , pres. participle of fondre …   English new terms dictionary

• fondant — noun (C, U) a sweet made of small grains of sugar …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• fondant — /ˈfɒndənt/ (say fonduhnt) noun 1. a thick, creamy sugar paste, the basis of many sweets and icings. 2. a sweet made of this paste. {French, properly present participle of fondre melt} …  

• fondant — n. a soft sweet of flavoured sugar. Etymology: F, pres. part. of fondre melt f. L fundere pour …   Useful english dictionary

• candy — candylike, adj. /kan dee/, n., pl. candies, v., candied, candying. n. 1. any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc. 2. a single piece of such a confection. 3. Slang. cocaine. v.t …   Universalium

• Candy — /kan dee/, n. a female given name. * * * Sweet sugar or chocolate based confection. The Egyptians made candy from honey (combined with figs, dates, nuts, and spices), sugar being unknown. With the spread of sugarcane cultivation in the 15th… …   Universalium