Confectionery

Pronunciation: /kənˈfɛkʃəˌnɛriː/

Confectionery (noun)

  1. A type of food that includes sweets, candies, and chocolates, often made with sugar.
  2. A shop or store that sells sweets and candies.

Examples

  • Many people enjoy eating confectionery during celebrations.
  • Children love visiting the local confectionery after school.

Common collocations: delicious confectionery, variety of confectionery, popular confectionery, visit a confectionery