Meaning

noun a food rich in sugar

noun the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components

verb make into a confection

originFrom Middle English confescioun, borrowed from Old French confeccion (French confection), borrowed from Latin cōnfectiōnem, from confectus, past participle of conficere (“prepare”), from com- (“with”) + facere (“to make, do”). Originally "the making by means of ingredients"; sense of "candy or light pastry" predominant since 1500s.

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