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单词 taffy
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taffy


taf·fy

T0012600 (tăf′ē)n. pl. taf·fies 1. A sweet chewy candy made by boiling a flavored syrup until it is very thick and then pulling it until it is glossy and holds its shape.2. Informal Flattery.
[Origin unknown.]

taffy

(ˈtæfɪ) n, pl -fies1. (Cookery) US and Canadian a chewy sweet made of brown sugar or molasses and butter, boiled and then pulled so that it becomes glossy2. (Cookery) chiefly US and Canadian a less common term for toffee[C19: perhaps from tafia]

Taffy

(ˈtæfɪ) n, pl -fiesa slang word or nickname for a Welshman[C17: from the supposed Welsh pronunciation of Davy (from David, Welsh Dafydd), a common Welsh Christian name]

taf•fy

(ˈtæf i)

n., pl. -fies. 1. a chewy candy made of sugar or molasses boiled down, often with butter. 2. Informal. flattery. [1810–20]
Thesaurus
Noun1.taffy - chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossytaffy - chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossycandy, confect - a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nutsmolasses taffy - taffy made of molasses
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Taffy


Taffy

Welshman who “stole a piece of beef.” [Nurs. Rhyme: Baring Gould, 72–73]See: Thievery

taffy


  • noun

Words related to taffy

noun chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy

Related Words

  • candy
  • confect
  • molasses taffy
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