cotton candy


noun

a fluffy, sweet confection whipped from spun sugar and gathered or wound around a stick or cone-shaped paper core.

Origin of cotton candy

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

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British Dictionary definitions for cotton candy

cotton candy

noun

US and Canadian a very light fluffy confection made from coloured spun sugar, usually held on a stick Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): candyfloss Austral name: fairyfloss