confectionery
noun/kənˈfɛkʃəˌnɛri/
Frequency rank: #13,549 most common English word
Meaning
Sweet foods such as candy, chocolate, and other sugary treats; the art or business of making them.
Example sentence
The shop window was filled with confectionery of every kind, from chocolates to hard candies.
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