succade

noun

suc·​cade

(ˌ)səˈkād

plural -s

: a preserve or confection made from fruit : preserved or crystallized fruit

Word History

Etymology

Middle English socade, from Middle French succade, sucrade sweet, candied fruit, succade, from Old Provençal sucrado, adjective, sweet, sugary, sugared, from past participle of sucra to sugar, from sucre sugar, from Old Italian zucchero

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