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French
Etymology
From confire + -erie.
Pronunciation
Noun
confiserie f (plural confiseries)
- candy store, confectioner's
- confectionery area of store
- (rare, usually in the plural) candy, sweets, or some other candied or preserved food item
- Je voudrais acheter des confiseries. ― I would like to buy some candy
2008, Jacques Goût, 250 réponses aux questions d’un ami des abeilles [250 answers to your questions from a friend of bees]:Tout comme le pain d’épice, les confiseries à base de miel ont traversé les siècles dans bien des pays du monde, chacun les adaptant en fonction des produits dont il dispose et de ses habitudes.- Like pain d'épice, sweets made with honey have faired well worldwide over the centuries, each country adapting them according to the available goods and their customs.
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French confiserie.
Noun
confiserie f (plural confiserii)
- (dated) confectionery
Declension
References
- confiserie in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN