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How to pronounce confectionery in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms candy store, confectionary
Type of shop, store
Has types tuck shop
Type Words
Type of confection, sweet


the business decided to concentrate on confectionery and soft drinks.
Type Words
Type of occupation, job, line, line of work, business

Examples of confectionery

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There's a wide selection of wines and spirits, perfumes, confectionery and toys.
From the mirror.co.uk
Soon his confectionery likeness adorned the first batch of Pope Francis cookies.
From the cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com
A house speciality, it's a wonderfully decadent pot of confectionery perfection.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
The trays were placed in the confectionery oven at Alphorn Bakery, 1100 Dallas.
From the chron.com
Neighbouring outlets sell ladies fashion, clothing accessories and confectionery.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
Eventually I moved on to the confectionery department, which had higher prestige.
From the guardian.co.uk
Think of a small boy, returning from school, let loose in a confectionery shop.
From the guardian.co.uk
It is apparently the second time the confectionery company has rejected a bid.
From the forbes.com
That's the outcome of a decade of consolidation in the confectionery business.
From the washingtonpost.com
More examples
  • Candy and other sweets considered collectively; "the business decided to concentrate on confectionery and soft drinks"
  • A confectioner's shop
  • Confectionery is the set of food items that are rich in sugar, any one or type of which is called a confection. Modern usage may include substances rich in artificial sweeteners as well. The word candy (U.S. ...
  • From the latin word "confect" which means that which is produced with skill. Confectionary has been in production since the Babylonians. A Confiseur is the European name for those who work with confectionary.
  • A class of products including candy and other sugar-based sweets.