candy vs jelly egg

jelly egg vs candy

candy and jelly egg both are nouns.

candy is a verb but jelly egg is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
candy	Yes	No	Yes	No
jelly egg	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, jelly egg is a hyponym of candy; that is, jelly egg 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
jelly egg: sugar-glazed jellied candy

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, 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, Turkish Delight, Easter egg.

candy (noun)	jelly egg (noun)
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts	sugar-glazed jellied candy

candy (verb)	jelly egg (verb)
coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze

Difference between candy and jelly egg

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