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Pronunciation / Transliteration: confetteria
"La confetteria locale è famosa per i suoi cioccolatini."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Sweet foods such as candies or chocolates.
"The shop specializes in traditional English confectionery."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'confectio' meaning 'preparing' or 'putting together', via Old French 'confection'. Originally referring to medicinal preparations made with sugar, the term evolved during the late medieval and early modern periods to specifically denote sweet food items and candies.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Confectionery" is said worldwide
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confiserie
Transliteration: confiserie
"Elle achète de la confiserie artisanale pour les fêtes."
Süßwaren
Transliteration: Süsswaren
"Das Geschäft verkauft eine große Auswahl an Süßwaren."
confetteria
Transliteration: confetteria
"La confetteria locale è famosa per i suoi cioccolatini."
confitería
Transliteration: confiteria
"Compró varios dulces en la confitería del centro."
confeitaria
Transliteration: confeitaria
"A confeitaria oferece bolos e doces deliciosos."
हलवाई की दुकान
Transliteration: halwai ki dukaan
"यह दुकान बेहतरीन कन्फेक्शनरी उत्पाद बेचती है।"
糖果糕点
Transliteration: tangguo gaodian
"这家店出售各种精美的糖果糕点。"
과자류
Transliteration: gwajaryu
"그 상점은 다양한 과자류를 판매합니다."
菓子
Transliteration: kashi
"そのお店には美味しそうな菓子が並んでいます。"
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