Coated with or preserved in sugar, making it sweet and often crystallized on the surface.
From the noun 'candy,' which comes from Arabic 'qandi' (sugar), ultimately from Sanskrit 'khanda' (piece). The suffix '-ed' transforms it into an adjective describing something treated with this process.
Medieval traders considered candied fruits an exotic luxury—so expensive that only royalty could afford them! It's wild that today's Halloween candy has roots in Arab and Indian trade routes.
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