noun

sugarplum

sugarplum, sweet, comfit

Visions of sugarplums danced in their heads.

Visions of sugarplums danced in their heads.

The cake was decorated with colourful sugarplums.

The cake was decorated with colorful sugarplums.

((a sugarplum)) a small sweet She offered me a sugarplum.

Synonyms: sweet, candy, comfit, bonbon

A compound word from 'sugar' + 'plum'. Originally it referred to a small, round sweet.

Imagine a plum covered in sugar. It's a sweet, old-fashioned word.

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