sucrerie

sweet, confectionery

noun sü-kruh-REE Rare

Also means

sugar factory, sweetshop

Usage Note

Sucrerie most often means a sweet treat or candy in the plural (des sucreries), as in manger des sucreries (to eat sweets). In the singular it can refer to a sugar refinery or a sweet shop. A parent warning a child against sweets might say évite les sucreries. The related adjective is sucré (sweet, sugary).

Examples

"Elle mange trop de sucreries avant de dormir."

Natural Translation

She eats too many sweets before sleeping.

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