fondant
/ˈfɒndənt/noun
mass noun
1- a thick paste made of sugar and water and often flavoured or coloured, used in the making of sweets and the icing and decoration of cakes软糖料（由糖和水制成的软膏, 加调味料或上色, 用于制作糖果或糕点）。
1.1
- count noun a sweet made of such a paste方旦糖。
词源
late 19th cent.: from French, literally 'melting', present participle of fondre.