A pet form of the female given name Candace or Candice.

(historical) The Mediterranean island of Crete.

(historical) The Kingdom of Kandy on the island now known as Sri Lanka; (by extension) the British colony of Ceylon on that island.

(historical) The city of Kandy, the capital of that kingdom.

(uncountable, chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.

(countable, chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) A piece of confectionery of this kind.

(slang, chiefly US) crack cocaine.

(uncountable) An accessory (bracelet, etc.) made from pony beads, associated with the rave scene.

(cooking) To cook in, or coat with, sugar syrup.

(intransitive) To have sugar crystals form in or on.

(intransitive) To be formed into candy; to solidify in a candylike form or mass.