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candyfloss

(ˈkændɪˌflɒs)
n
(Cookery) Brit a very light fluffy confection made from coloured spun sugar, usually held on a stick. US and Canadian name: cotton candy Austral name: fairyfloss
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

candyfloss

cotton candy
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.candyfloss - a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperaturecandyfloss - a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature
candy, confect - a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
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Translations
cukrová vata
candyfloss
hattara
šećerna vuna
綿菓子
솜사탕
sockervadd
ขนมสายไหม
que kẹo bông

candyfloss

[ˈkændɪflɒs] (Brit) Nalgodón m de azúcar (pej) (fig) → morralla f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

candyfloss

[ˈkændiflɒs] candy-floss (British)
n
(to eat)barbe f à papa
(= lightweight nonsense) → bêtises fplcandy store n (US)confiserie f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

candyfloss

[ˈkændɪˌflɒs] n (Brit) → zucchero filato
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

candyfloss

غَزْلُ البَنَات cukrová vata candyfloss Zuckerwatte μαλλί της γριάς algodón de azúcar hattara barbe à papa šećerna vuna zucchero filato 綿菓子 솜사탕 suikerspin sukkerspinn wata cukrowa algodão doce сахарная вата sockervadd ขนมสายไหม pamuk helva que kẹo bông 棉花糖
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