fondant sweet

  • 1fondant — ► 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 …

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  • 2fondant — 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 …

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  • 3fondant — 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 …

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  • 4fondant — [[t]fɒ̱ndənt[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N n Fondant is a sweet paste made from sugar and water. ...a pack of eight fondant cakes …

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  • 5fondant — 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 …

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  • 6fondant — [ 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 …

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  • 7fondant — noun (C, U) a sweet made of small grains of sugar …

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  • 8fondant — /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} …

  • 9fondant — n. a soft sweet of flavoured sugar. Etymology: F, pres. part. of fondre melt f. L fundere pour …

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  • 10candy — 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 …

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