cotton candy
cotton candy noun: a confectionery made by spinning melted sugar into thin threads collected into a mass.
Noun
cotton candy (usually uncountable, plural cotton candies)
- A confectionery made by spinning melted sugar into thin threads collected into a mass.
- Synonyms:
- candy floss, fairy floss
Proper noun capitalized: Cotton Candy
Cotton Candy
cotton candy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
cotton candy in Hindi
- spun sugar confectionery
- बुड्ढी के बाल buḍḍhī ke bāl
cotton candy in Tamil
- spun sugar confectionery
- பஞ்சு மிட்டாய் pañcu miṭṭāy
cotton candy in Bengali
- spun sugar confectionery
- হাওয়াই মিঠাই haōẇai miṭhai, হাওয়াই মিষ্টি haōẇai miśṭi
cotton candy in Telugu
- spun sugar confectionery
- పీచుమిఠాయి pīcumiṭhāyi
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- cotton candy in Malayalam
- പഞ്ഞി മിഠായി paññi miṭhāyi
- cotton candy in Kannada
- ಬೊಂಬಾಯಿ ಮಿಠಾಯಿ bombāyi miṭhāyi
- cotton candy in Gujarati
- મીઠું રૂ mīṭhũ rū
- cotton candy in Tagalog
- koton kendi, umikot asukal
- cotton candy in Arabic
- غَزْل اَلْبَنَات ḡazl al-banāt
- cotton candy in Malay
- gula kapas, gulali, alusmitai, halwa rambut
- cotton candy in Indonesian
- gulali, permen kapas
- cotton candy in Persian
- پشمک pašmak
- cotton candy in Thai
- สายไหม sǎai-mǎi
- cotton candy in Vietnamese
- kẹo bông, kẹo bông gòn
Synonyms of cotton candy
Forms of cotton candy
| plural | cotton candies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | cotton-candy |
Origin of cotton candy
From cotton + candy. First attested in the 1880s. Referring to its appearance to a mass of cotton balls.
From the appearance of Aubrey's hair and the fact that Kim loves candy.
Words formed from cotton candy
Questions about cotton candy
- What does cotton candy mean?
- Cotton candy means a confectionery made by spinning melted sugar into thin threads collected into a mass.
- What is cotton candy in Hindi?
- Cotton candy in Hindi is बुड्ढी के बाल (buḍḍhī ke bāl). See Cotton candy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is cotton candy?
- Cotton candy can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of cotton candy?
- The plural of cotton candy is cotton candies.
Words near cotton candy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cotton candy (page history and authors); Cotton Candy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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