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candyfloss
(kændiflɒs, US -flɔːs) also candy-floss
1. uncountable noun
Candyfloss is a large pink or white mass of sugar threads that is eaten from a stick. It is sold at fairs or other outdoor events.
[British]regional note: in AM, use cotton candy2. uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun]
If you think something such as a CD or film has no real value, you can say that it is candyfloss.
[British, disapproval] She took to writing candyfloss romances.
Most of these songs have not aged well, especially candyfloss like De Do Do Do.
candyfloss in British English
(ˈkændɪˌflɒs)
noun
British
a very light fluffy confection made from coloured spun sugar, usually held on a stick
US and Canadian name: cotton candy. Austral name: fairyflossImage ofcandyfloss
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British English: candyfloss /ˈkændɪˌflɒs/ NOUN
Candyfloss is a large pink or white mass of sugar threads that is eaten from a stick. It is sold at fairs or other outdoor events.
- American English: cotton candy
- Arabic: غَزْلُ البَنَات
- Brazilian Portuguese: algodão doce
- Chinese: 棉花糖
- Croatian: šećerna vuna
- Czech: cukrová vata
- Danish: candyfloss
- Dutch: suikerspin
- European Spanish: algodón de azúcar
- Finnish: hattara
- French: barbe à papa
- German: Zuckerwatte
- Greek: μαλλί της γριάς
- Italian: zucchero filato
- Japanese: 綿菓子
- Korean: 솜사탕
- Norwegian: sukkerspinn
- Polish: wata cukrowa
- European Portuguese: algodão doce
- Romanian: vată de zahăr
- Russian: сахарная вата
- Latin American Spanish: algodón de azúcar
- Swedish: sockervadd
- Thai: ขนมสายไหม
- Turkish: pamuk helva
- Ukrainian: цукрова вата
- Vietnamese: que kẹo bông
Chinese translation of 'candyfloss'
candyfloss
(ˈkændɪflɔs) (Brit)
n (u)
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棉花糖
(miánhuatáng)美 = cotton candy