Confitería (en. Confectionery)

/kon.feˈti.ɾi.a/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Store where candies, chocolates, and other sweets are made and sold.

The corner confectionery has the best chocolates.

La confitería de la esquina tiene los mejores bombones.

Place where confectionery products are prepared and sold.

I always buy my cakes at the local confectionery.

Siempre compro mis pasteles en la confitería local.

Establishment specialized in the sale of candies and treats.

The kids always ask to go to the confectionery after school.

Los niños siempre piden ir a la confitería después de la escuela.

Family business that has been passed down from generation to generation, dedicated to pastry.

My grandparents' confectionery is famous for its raspberry tart.

La confitería de mis abuelos es famosa por su tarta de frambuesa.

From Latin 'confiteriā', which in turn comes from 'confitere', meaning 'to make sweet'.

Go to the confectionery

To visit a place to buy sweets or treats.

Ir a la confitería

Artisan confectionery

Store that produces sweets in a traditional and handmade way.

Confitería artesanal

Work in the confectionery

To be employed in an establishment dedicated to the sale of sweets.

Trabajar en la confitería

treat

Sweet food, usually small and of a soft or hard consistency.

golosina

sweet

Edible product that contains sugar and has a pleasant taste.

dulce

cake

Food made with flour, sugar, eggs, and other ingredients, usually sweet.

pastel

A sweet of very good quality.

This candy is of confectionery quality.

Este caramelo es de confitería.

Something considered a whim or desire, especially in terms of food.

That ice cream is a real confectionery treat for hot days.

Ese helado es un verdadero confitería para los días calurosos.