candi

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candi

Often given as the past participle of candir in dictionaries, and the common noun as an ellipse of sucre candi, the word originates from the Arabic قند qand ("rock candy") and the adjective قندي qandi (see -i as an Arabic adjectival suffix).

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candi (adj.) candis (adj.) candis (cn.) candis (v.)