hard candy

/hɑrd ˌkændi/

/hɑd ˈkændi/

Other forms: hard candies

Definitions of hard candy

1. noun

   candy that is brittle
   “you can break a tooth on that hard candy”

   types:

   barley candy, barley-sugar

   a brittle transparent candy made by melting and cooling cane sugar

   jawbreaker

   a large round hard candy

   lemon drop

   a hard candy with lemon flavor and a yellow color and (usually) the shape of a lemon

   sourball

   round piece of tart hard candy

   type of:

   candy, confect

   a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts