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sweetmeats

/swˈitmits/ noun C1

candies or sweet confections

Word Origin Sweetmeats is a compound of sweet and meat, but here meat retains its old meaning of 'food' in general (from Proto-Germanic *matiz). So sweetmeats are sweet foods, not necessarily flesh. The same root matiz gives us meat in the modern sense, but also sweetbread (a type of offal, not sweet bread). It's a reminder that meat once meant any solid food.

noun candies or sweet confections C1

For dessert, the table was filled with sweetmeats like marzipan and candied fruits.

(名词) 糖果；甜食；蜜饯

甜点上，桌上摆满了甜食，如杏仁蛋白糖和蜜饯水果。

(sustantivo) dulces; golosinas; confites; caramelos [caramelos o confites dulces]

De postre, la mesa estaba llena de **dulces** como mazapán y frutas confitadas.

(nom) confiseries; sucreries; friandises; bonbons; douceurs [Confiseries ou sucreries variées, souvent présentées en assortiment.]

Pour le dessert, la table était garnie de confiseries comme de la pâte d'amandes et des fruits confits.

(Substantiv) Süßigkeiten; Konfekt; Naschwerk [kleine, süße Süßwaren wie Bonbons, Marzipan oder kandierte Früchte]

Zum Dessert war der Tisch mit **sweetmeats** wie Marzipan und kandierten Früchten gedeckt.

(名詞) 砂糖菓子や甘い砂糖漬けなどのお菓子。

デザートには、マジパンや砂糖漬けの果物など、砂糖菓子がテーブルに並んだ。

(substantivo) doces; confeitos; guloseimas [doces ou confeitos açucarados]

Para a sobremesa, a mesa estava cheia de doces como marzipã e frutas cristalizadas.

Synonyms: candies confections sweets bonbons sugarplums

noun plural of sweetmeat countable

The traditional market was filled with colorful sweetmeats and other confections.

(名词) 甜食；糖果；蜜饯 【甜食（复数）】

传统市场上摆满了五颜六色的甜食和其他糖果。

(sustantivo) dulces; golosinas; confites; caramelos; bombones [plural de dulce]

El mercado tradicional estaba lleno de coloridos dulces y otras confituras.

(nom) sucreries; confiseries; friandises; douceurs [Pluriel de sweetmeat ; friandises sucrées, souvent préparées de façon artisanale, comme des fruits confits ou des pâtes d'amandes.]

Le marché traditionnel regorgeait de sweetmeats colorés et d'autres confiseries.

(Substantiv) Süßwaren; Konfekt; Naschwerk [Süßwaren oder kandierte Früchte, die als Naschwerk dienen.]

Auf dem traditionellen Markt gab es bunte **sweetmeats** und andere Süßigkeiten.

(名詞) 砂糖漬けにした果物などの甘い菓子。

その伝統的な市場には色とりどりのお菓子やその他の甘い菓子類が所狭しと並んでいた。

(substantivo) plural de doce; guloseima

O mercado tradicional estava cheio de doces coloridos e outras guloseimas.

Synonyms: candies confections sweets bonbons treats desserts comfits confectioneries
Word parts: sweet + meat + s

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