Английский Этимологический словарь - taffy
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~ n especially AmE a soft sweet usually made from sugar boiled brown Taffy ~ n C usually singular BrE slang a word for someone who is Welsh, often considered to be offensive ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Taffy is a sticky sweet that you chew. It is made by boiling sugar and butter together with water. (AM; in BRIT, use toffee) N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun (plural taffies) Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1817 1. a boiled candy usually of molasses or brown sugar that is pulled until porous and light-colored 2. insincere flattery ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. -ies) US 1 a confection like toffee. 2 insincere flattery. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn. TAFFY n. (pl. -ies) colloq. often offens. a Welshman. Etymology: supposed Welsh pronunc. of Davy = David (Welsh Dafydd) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. разг. валлиец taffy 1. ам. конфета из сахара и масла 2. разг. грубая лесть, неуклюжий комплимент ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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