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Confectionery vs Dessert - What's the difference?

confectionery | dessert |

As nouns the difference between confectionery and dessert

is that confectionery is foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively while dessert is a sweet confection served as the last course of a meal.

confectionery

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (uncountable) Foodstuffs]] that taste very sweet, taken as a group; [[candy, candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.
  • (uncountable) The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.
  • A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.

    • Synonyms

    * candy (US), sweets (UK) * (business of manufacturing confectionery) sweet-making, sweet manufacture * (shop where confectionary is sold) confectioner's, candy store (US), sweet shop (UK)

    Related terms

    * confect * confection * confectionary * confectioner

    dessert

    English

    (wikipedia dessert)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sweet confection served as the last course of a meal

    • Synonyms

    * (sweet final course of a meal) afters (UK informal ), pudding (UK), sweet (UK)

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