confectionery
noun (US also confectionary) uk/kənˈfek.ʃən.ər.i/ us/kənˈfek.ʃən.er.i/
[ U ]甜食;糖果;巧克力
sweets or chocolate
The children are not allowed to bring confectionery or crisps into school, only fruit.
a well-known confectionery brand
[ C ]糖果店
a place where sweets or chocolate are made or sold
Hand made chocolates and fudge are made daily at the village confectionery.
He wants to open a confectionery.
- More examples
- Did you know that more money is made in confectionery than in the steel industry?
- He began to fill his pockets with confectionery.
- The nuts are widely used in confectionery.
- Soft drink and confectionery manufacturers are always seeking an end to tariffs on sugar imports.