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Chili vs Candy - What's the difference?

chili | candy |

As proper nouns the difference between chili and candy

is that chili is (lb) while candy is a pet form of the female given name candace or candice.

chili

English

Alternative forms

* chile (US) * chilli (UK)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The pungent/spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used especially to add heat, or as a flavouring in cooking; associated with Mexican, Indian and Tex-Mex cuisine.
    • ''The farmers’ market had a wide variety of chilis from anchos to jalapeños to habaneros.
  • A dish made with this fruit and other ingredients, such as beans and beef; chili con carne.
    • I fancy having some chili for dinner tonight. What about you?
  • (uncountable) Powdered chili peppers, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
    • I want to make this pasta spicy so I’m going to add some chili to it.

    Synonyms

    * (pepper) chili pepper * (dish) chili con carne

    Derived terms

    * chili con carne * chili con queso, chili cheese * chili dog * chili sauce * chili pepper

    candy

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) sucre candi ("candy sugar"), from (etyl) .

    Noun

  • (uncountable, chiefly, US) Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.
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  • (countable, chiefly, US) A piece of confectionery of this kind.
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    • Synonyms
    * (confection) confectionery, sweets (British), lollies (Australia), sugar candy (US) * (piece of candy) sweet (British), lolly (Australia)
    Derived terms
    * arm candy * bee candy * brain candy * candy ass * candy cane * candy floss * candy man * candy store * candy stripe * candy striper * cotton candy * ear candy * eye candy * hard candy * like taking candy from a baby * nose candy * rock candy * sugar candy

    Verb

  • (cooking) To cook in, or coat with, sugar syrup.
  • To have sugar crystals form in or on.
    • Fruits preserved in sugar candy after a time.
  • To be formed into candy; to solidify in a candylike form or mass.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * candee

    Noun

    (candy)
  • (obsolete) a unit of mass used in southern India, equal to twenty maunds, roughly equal to 500 pounds avoirdupois but varying locally.
    • Synonyms
    * maunee

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