candi

Syllable Decomposition

candi

Often given as the past participle of candir by dictionaries, and the common noun as an ellipsis of sucre candi (candi sugar), the word is derived from the Arabic قند qand ('candi sugar') and the adjective from the Arabic قندي qandi (see -i as an Arabic adjectival suffix).

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