Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cotton candy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.02 in modern English

Syllables: cot-ton -can-dy
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A confectionery made by spinning melted sugar into thin threads collected into a mass.

Canadian usage; American usage; Uncountable

name

The ship of characters Kim and Aubrey from the videogame Omori.

Slang

Etymology

From cotton + candy. First attested in the 1880s. Referring to its appearance to a mass of cotton balls.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cotton candies (plural) cotton-candy (alternative)

Phrases

Cotton Candy cotton candy planet

Synonyms

candy floss fairy floss Kimbrey spun sugar candyfloss

Questions

What does cotton candy mean?: A confectionery made by spinning melted sugar into thin threads collected into a mass.
Where does cotton candy come from?: From cotton + candy. First attested in the 1880s. Referring to its appearance to a mass of cotton balls.

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