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Candied vs Pickled - What's the difference?

candied | pickled |

As verbs the difference between candied and pickled

is that candied is past tense of candy while pickled is past tense of pickle.

As adjectives the difference between candied and pickled

is that candied is coated or encrusted with sugar while pickled is preserved by pickling.

candied

English

Verb

(head)
  • (candy)
    • We candied some apples to get ready for the party.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • coated or encrusted with sugar
  • preserved in sugar or syrup by baking till it becomes translucent
    • Hot cross buns contain chopped candied fruit.

    Synonyms

    * crystallized

    Anagrams

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    pickled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (pickle)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Preserved by pickling.
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