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Pandy vs Candy - What's the difference?

pandy | candy |

As a noun pandy

is a fulling mill or pandy can be (ireland|informal) mashed potatoes.

As a verb pandy

is to strike on the palm of the hand with a strap as a school punishment.

As a proper noun candy is

a pet form of the female given name candace or candice.

pandy

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(pandies)
  • A fulling mill.
  • Noun

    (-)
  • (Ireland, informal) mashed potatoes
  • Etymology 2

    Verb

  • To strike on the palm of the hand with a strap as a school punishment.
  • * 1917 , James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
  • Father Dolan came in today and pandied me because I was not writing my theme.
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    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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