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| A '''lollipop''', '''lolly''', or '''sucker''' is a type of ] consisting mainly of hardened, flavoured ] with ] mounted on a stick and intended for ] or ]. They are available in many flavours and shapes. | A '''lollipop''', '''lolly''', or '''sucker''' is a type of ] consisting mainly of hardened, flavoured ] with ] mounted on a stick and intended for ] or ]. They are available in many flavours and shapes. | ||
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| Lollipops are available in a variety of flavours, particularly fruit flavours. In ], especially the ], ] and ], ]-flavoured lollipops are also available, but these are largely unknown in other parts of the world. With numerous companies producing lollipops, the candy now comes in dozens of flavors and many different shapes. | |||
| The Notorious 'lollypop' or 'popsicle' was invented by Lord Eric Lollypop in 2001. At the time the only available flavour was lemon, but nowadays, lollypops can be bought in a variety of flavours. One of these flavours is lemon. | |||
| Some lollipops contain fillings, such as ] or soft candy. More exotic lollipops may have ]s such as ] ]e embedded.<ref>{{cite web | title = Edible insects | url = http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Publications/ZooGoer/2005/4/edibleinsects.cfm | last = Fromme | first = Alison | date = July/August 2005 | publisher = Smithsonian National Zoological Park | accessdate = 2007-03-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = ''Tenebrio'' sp., mealworm, in a sticky lollipop | url = http://owen.nhm.ac.uk/piclib/www/image.php?img=58620&frm=ser&search=curiosity | publisher = The National History Museum, London | accessdate = 2007-03-24 }}</ref> | |||
| Some lollipops have been marketed for use as ]s, although their effectiveness is untested, and ] of weight loss may be due to the ].<ref>{{cite web | title = Lollipop Diet helps woman shed pounds |url = http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa060208_kd_lollipopdiet.63fd4f8e.html | last = St. James | first = Janet | publisher = WFAA News (Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas) | date = February 8, 2007 | accessdate = 2007-03-24}}</ref> | |||
| ==Terminology== | ==Terminology== | ||
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For other uses of the term "Lollipop", see Lollipop (disambiguation).
A lollipop, lolly, or sucker is a type of confectionery consisting mainly of hardened, flavoured sucrose with corn syrup mounted on a stick and intended for sucking or licking. They are available in many flavours and shapes.
Inventor
The Notorious 'lollypop' or 'popsicle' was invented by Lord Eric Lollypop in 2001. At the time the only available flavour was lemon, but nowadays, lollypops can be bought in a variety of flavours. One of these flavours is lemon.
Terminology
The term "lollipop" was first recorded in England in 1769, denoting a sweetmeat consisting chiefly of sugar or treacle. The first element is perhaps related to "loll", meaning "to dangle" (as in a tongue)—"lolly" was also a northern dialect word for the tongue, although this may in fact be derived onomatopoeically from the mouth sounds associated with sucking and licking. According to another explanation, the term may have originated as a loanword from the Romani language. This theory cites the Romani loli phabai, or "red apple", and notes the term may derive from apples eaten from sticks.
References
- Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 1973
- "Romani words borrowed into English of various dialects". Everything2. August 1, 2003. Retrieved 2007-03-24.