A type of candied or preserved fruit, particularly a dried fruit confection or a variant spelling of an old preserving technique.
Possibly from candi- (relating to candying or sugar preservation) combined with an Old French or Middle English element; exact etymology is uncertain and the term is archaic.
This word is so obscure that it appears in only the most comprehensive historical dictionaries—it's a reminder that thousands of English words have been lost to time as food preparation methods changed!
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