candy vs Turkish Delight

Turkish Delight vs candy

candy and Turkish Delight both are nouns.

candy is a verb but Turkish Delight is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
candy	Yes	No	Yes	No
Turkish Delight	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Turkish Delight is a hyponym of candy; that is, Turkish Delight is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than candy:

candy: a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
Turkish Delight: a jellied candy typically flavored with rose water

Other hyponyms of candy include candy bar, carob bar, hard candy, brandyball, patty, bonbon, brittle, toffee, toffy, butterscotch, candy cane, candy corn, caramel, candyfloss, cotton candy, spun sugar, dragee, dragee, fondant, fudge, gumdrop, honey crisp, mint, mint candy, horehound, jelly bean, jelly egg, candy kiss, kiss, licorice, liquorice, Life Saver, all-day sucker, lollipop, sucker, lozenge, marshmallow, marchpane, marzipan, nougat, nougat bar, nut bar, peanut bar, popcorn ball, praline, rock candy, rock, rock candy, sugar candy, sugarplum, taffy, chocolate truffle, truffle, Easter egg.

candy (noun)	Turkish Delight (noun)
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts	a jellied candy typically flavored with rose water

candy (verb)	Turkish Delight (verb)
coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze

Difference between candy and Turkish Delight

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