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confectionery - 3 dictionary results

con⋅fec⋅tion⋅er⋅y

[kuhn-fek-shuh-ner-ee]
–noun, plural -er⋅ies.
1. confections or sweetmeats collectively.
2. the work or business of a confectioner.
3. a confectioner's shop.

Origin:
1535–45; confection + -ery
con·fec·tion·er·y   (kən-fěk'shə-něr'ē)   
n.   pl. con·fec·tion·er·ies
  1. Candies and other confections considered as a group.
  2. The skill or occupation of a confectioner.
  3. A confectioner's shop.

Confectionery

Con*fec"tion*er*y\, n. 1. Sweetmeats, in general; things prepared and sold by a confectioner; confections; candies.

2. A place where candies, sweetmeats, and similar things are made or sold.
Language Translation for : confectionery
Spanish: dulces,
German: die Konditorware, die Süßigkeiten (pl.),
Japanese: 菓子類
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