Meaning & use
candy cane
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UK/ˈkændi keɪn/
US/ˈkændi keɪn/
Meaning
nouncountable
A hard peppermint sweet shaped like a walking stick, usually red and white striped, eaten especially at Christmas.
Grammar: Countable: you can say a candy cane, two candy canes.
Patterns
- a candy cane
- eat a candy cane
The children hung candy canes on the Christmas tree.
She stirred her hot chocolate with a candy cane.
He bought a box of candy canes to give to his classmates.
Word forms
| plural | candy canes |
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Common combinations
- peppermint candy cane
- The peppermint candy cane left a cool taste in my mouth.
- striped candy cane
- A striped candy cane looked pretty against the green tree.
- candy cane decoration
- They used candy cane decorations on the front door.
- candy cane lane
- The street was called Candy Cane Lane during the holidays.
Synonyms and how they differ
- peppermint stick
- A peppermint stick is the same sweet but usually straight, not hooked.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'candy cane' correctly?
Choose one answer.
A candy cane is a sweet, so it fits as a Christmas treat. Option 0 confuses it with a walking cane; option 2 is wrong because candy canes are sweet, not spicy; option 3 is wrong because you do not plant sweets.
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