DCHP-2
candy floss DCHP-2 (November 2016)
Non-Canadianism
n. — Food
a type of candy made of spun sugar (Image 1).
The more common form in Canada (and in the US and Australia) is cotton candy. Chart 1 visualizes the popularity of cotton candy in Canada and Chart 2 renders candy floss South African, not Canadian.
See also COD-2, s.v. "candy floss", which is marked "Cdn & Brit", Gage-1, s.v. "candy floss", ITP Nelson, s.v. "candy floss".References:
Images:
Image 1: Candy floss, better known as cotton candy in Canada (Source: Wikimedia Common. Photo: Poppy Thomas-Hill)
Chart 1: Internet Domain Search, 16 Jan. 2014
Chart 2: Internet Domain Search, 16 Jan. 2014