The standard American English term for powdered sugar or icing sugar — very finely ground white sugar used in icings, frostings, and confectionery. The British equivalent is 'icing sugar'. The name reflects its primary use in professional confectionery work.
Beat in the confectioners' sugar gradually to avoid a cloud of powder covering everything.
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(US) Powdered sugar.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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