dragée
[ dra-zhey ]
/ dræˈʒeɪ /
noun
a sugarcoated nut or candy.
a small, beadlike piece of candy, usually silver-colored and used for decorating cookies, cake, and the like.
a sugarcoated medication.
Origin of dragée
1850–55; < French; Old French
dragee, dragie < Medieval Latin
drageia < Medieval Greek
*dragéa, for Greek
tragḗma sweetmeat, dried fruit
Words nearby dragée
dragrope,
dragsaw,
dragster,
dragsville,
draguignan,
dragée,
drahthaar,
drail,
drain,
drain rod,
drainage
British Dictionary definitions for dragee
dragée
/ (dræˈʒeɪ) /
noun
a sweet made of a nut, fruit, etc, coated with a hard sugar icing
a tiny beadlike sweet used for decorating cakes, etc
a medicinal formulation coated with sugar to disguise the taste
Word Origin for dragée
C19: from French; see
dredge ²
Medical definitions for dragee
dragée
[ drä-zhā′ ]
n.
A small, often medicated candy.