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candy [noun]

a sweet food made from sugar or chocolate, or a piece of this

US /ˈkæn.di/ 
UK /ˈkæn.di/ 
Example: 

a candy bar

Oxford Essential Dictionary

candy

 American English for sweet2?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

candy

candy S3 /ˈkændi/ BrE AmE noun (plural candies) [uncountable and countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: candi, from Arabic qandi 'covered with sugar', from qand 'sugar']

1. American English a sweet food made from sugar or chocolate:
a box of candies
a candy bar
Do you want a piece of candy?
2. mind/brain candy informal something that is entertaining or pleasant to look at, but which you do not approve of because you think it is not serious:
Most video games are just brain candy.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

candy

candy [candy candies candied candying]   [ˈkændi]    [ˈkændi]  noun uncountable, countable (pl. candies)(NAmE)
sweet food made of sugar and/or chocolate, eaten between meals; a piece of this
Syn:  sweet
a box of candy
a candy store
a candy bar
Who wants the last piece of candy?
see also  arm candy, eye candy
Idiom: like taking candy from a baby  
Word Origin:
mid 17th cent. (as a verb): the noun use is from late Middle English sugar-candy, from French sucre candi ‘crystallized sugar’, from Arabic sukkar ‘sugar’ + qandī ‘candied’, based on Sanskrit khaṇḍa ‘fragment’.  
Example Bank:
People were celebrating in the streets and handing out candy.
Taking the money would be like taking candy from a baby.
• The kids made straight for the candy aisle.

• a low-fat alternative to candy bars

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

candy / ˈkæn.di / noun [ C or U ] US

A2 a sweet food made from sugar or chocolate, or a piece of this:

a candy bar

a box of candy

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

candy

[kæ_ndi]
 candies
 N-VAR
 Candy is sweet foods such as toffees or chocolate. [AM]
  ...a piece of candy...
  There was a large box of candies on a table nearby.(in BRIT, usually use sweets)

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

candy

can·dy /ˈkændi/ noun, pl -dies US : a sweet food made with sugar or chocolate

[noncount]

• a box/bowl/piece of candy
• The children are fond of candy. [=(Brit) sweets]
• The cough syrup tastes like candy.

[count]

• chewy candies
- often used before another noun
• a candy bar
- see also cotton candy, rock candy