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dragee

dra·gée
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dra-zhey]
    • /dræˈʒeɪ/
    • /drɑːˈʒeɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dra-zhey]
    • /dræˈʒeɪ/

Definitions of dragee word

  • noun dragee a sugarcoated nut or candy. 1
  • noun dragee a small, beadlike piece of candy, usually silver-colored and used for decorating cookies, cake, and the like. 1
  • noun dragee a sugarcoated medication. 1
  • noun dragee Alternative spelling of dragée. 1
  • noun dragee sweet made of a nut, fruit, etc, coated with a hard sugar icing 0
  • noun dragee a sweet made of a nut, fruit, etc, coated with a hard sugar icing 0

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Origin of dragee

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
1850-55; < French; Old French dragee, dragie < Medieval Latin drageia < Medieval Greek *dragéa, for Greek tragḗma sweetmeat, dried fruit

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Parts of speech for Dragee

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dragee popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

dragee usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with dragee

  • what is a dragee?

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