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confection

/kənˈfekʃn/noun

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मिठाई, पकवान

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] formal

    a sweet dish or sweet food, usually one that looks very attractive

    मिठाई, पकवान

    • The shop sells sugary confections such as jalebi and laddoo.

    Synonyms sweet delicacy

  2. 2

    [C] formal

    a thing such as a building, a dress or a piece of writing that is skilfully made and very decorated

    सजावटी और कलात्मक रचना

    • Her wedding lehenga was a confection of silk and gold thread.
◇Word family
confectionery nounconfectioner noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

sweet delicacy

?Which word?

Do not confuse confection (a sweet dish) with confectionery (sweets in general, or a shop selling them).

Confection (एक मीठा व्यंजन) और confectionery (सामान्य रूप से मिठाइयाँ या मिठाई की दुकान) में confuse न करें।