Glossary entry

Danish term or phrase:

Kandiserede frugter

English translation:

Crystallised fruit

Added to glossary by Sandra Alboum
Mar 19, 2004 16:22
20 yrs ago
Danish term

Kandiserede frugter

Danish to English Other Food & Drink
Does this mean "candied fruit"?
Proposed translations (English)
5 +6 Crystallised fruit
5 +3 candied fruit

Proposed translations

+6
5 mins
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Crystallised fruit

The short answer is YES.

The Danish dictionary gives crystallised fruit, but the Concise Oxford defines candied fruit as exactly the same thing.
Peer comment(s):

agree Eliza-Anna : I have also seen ''crystallised fruit' on supermarket shelves in England.
19 mins
Thanks - they went out of fashion, I think, but they're back in some shops here.
agree Karen Goulding : I think "crystallised" is a more general term, but "candied peel" is used for lemon and orange peel, etc. used in baking.
1 hr
thanks
agree Tore Bjerkek : Synonym: candied fruit
1 hr
Thanks
agree Mario Marcolin
1 hr
Thanks
agree Shaun Friel : If your target language is British English. My wife is Canadian so the subtle differences in terminology are familiar to me.
3 hrs
Thanks - I wondered if it was something to do with which side of the Atlantic you are aiming at. I've definitely heard and seen both.
agree abborre
4 hrs
Thanks
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+3
2 mins

candied fruit

snt.mattilsynet.no/rettsregler/forskrifter/ positiv/vedlegg2kap7.pdf

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Note added at 3 hrs 32 mins (2004-03-19 19:54:57 GMT)
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US English
Peer comment(s):

agree Tore Bjerkek : fruit cooked in sugar syrup and encrusted with a sugar crystals
28 mins
Thanks Tore
agree Liesbeth Huijer
1 hr
Thanks Liesbeth
agree Shaun Friel : If your target language is American English
3 hrs
you are right, I should add that
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