candy

noun
UK /ˈkændi/
US /ˈkændi/

A candy is a sweet treat you can eat.

She got a piece of candy after dinner.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. To candy means to cook fruit or nuts in sugar to preserve them.

They candied the orange peels for the cake.

3. Something that looks nice but has little real value can be called candy.

The app is just eye candy with no real features.

4. Candy can refer to a hard, sugar-based sweet in British English.

He bought a bag of candy from the shop.