cotton candy

See also: cotton-candy

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Etymology

From cotton +‎ candy; from being a candy appearing like a mass of cotton balls or cotton batting.

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Noun

cotton candy (usually uncountable, plural cotton candies)

  1. (US, Canada) Melted sugar spun into thin threads and collected into a mass, usually on a stick.
    Synonyms: candy floss (UK, Ireland and New Zealand), fairy floss (Australia)

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