#sweet

• Sweet sultan (botany) — (Botany, regional) A species of herbaceous plant from the genus Centaurea (Centaurea suaveolens), native to the Orient, cultivated in gardens for its highly fragrant golden-yellow flowers with a sweet, amber-like scent; (archaic, adj.) dark red or somber colored (with reference to fine silk fabrics).
• Acaloric — A term used in nutrition and biochemistry to describe a food, product, sweetener, or substance that provides no energy to the body upon ingestion, possessing a net zero or negligible caloric value. These substances pass through the digestive tract without being metabolized into energy-generating macronutrients, making them widely used in therapeutic dietary regimens, weight management, and the nutritional control of diabetes mellitus.
• Cornmeal cheese cakes — The plural form of the noun 'alivancă'; it designates multiple portions or pieces of the traditional Moldavian culinary dish made from cornmeal, cheese, eggs, and sour cream. In Romanian literature, the term evokes rural hospitality in Moldavia, being consecrated by writers like Ion Creangă in descriptions of rich country feasts.
• White nougat — A traditional, compact, and chewy confectionery product prepared by boiling sugar syrup or honey, mixed with a vegetable foam (usually obtained from soapwort) for whitening, and structurally embedded with roasted walnut kernels, hazelnuts, or seeds; nougat or halva variant. It represents a popular sweet specific to traditional Balkan and Romanian fairs.
• Amandină — A classic confectionery product, cubic or rectangular in shape, made from a dense cocoa sponge cake heavily soaked in syrup (often rum-flavored), layered with a smooth chocolate or fondant cream, and fully covered with a glossy chocolate glaze. It is one of the most popular traditional pastries in Romania.
• Amaracus — An old scientific name or taxonomic synonym used in botanical Latin for the Majorana genus or Origanum majorana (sweet marjoram), an aromatic medicinal plant. In mythology, Amaracus is a legendary youth transformed by the gods into a sweet-smelling plant after spilling a precious ointment.
• Amberboa — The official botanical Latin taxonomic designation for a genus of annual or perennial herbaceous plants in the Asteraceae family, native to the Mediterranean, Middle East, and Central Asia. Characterized by spectacular sweet-scented flower heads, they are widely grown as garden ornamentals.
• Fennel — A popular synonymous name for fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), a perennial or biennial herbaceous plant in the umbellifer family, with a tall, branched stem, finely divided filiform leaves, and yellow flowers arranged in large umbels. Its fruits resemble common anise structurally and aromatically but are larger and have a sweeter-aromatic, slightly minty taste, used in medicine as a digestive tonic, antiseptic, and galactagogue, and in gastronomy as a vegetable or spice.
• Asmi — A traditional festive dessert from Sri Lanka, consisting of a crispy deep-fried sweet made from rice flour and coconut milk, thickened using the juice extracted from 'davul kurundu' leaves (wild cinnamon); the batter is poured in thin overlapping strands into hot oil to form a bird's nest structure and finally drizzled with a thick, colorful treacle or sugar syrup, serving as a staple sweet for the Sinhalese and Tamil New Year.
• Aspartame — An intense, low-calorie artificial sweetener, synthetically produced by combining two natural amino acids: aspartic acid and phenylalanine; widely used in the global food industry as a sugar substitute under the European code E951. This organic compound is approximately 200 times sweeter than sucrose, frequently integrated into diet carbonated beverages, confectionery products, and foods intended for individuals with diabetes.
• Asperula odorata — The scientific name (a taxonomic synonym frequently used for Galium odoratum) of a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Rubiaceae, commonly known as sweet woodruff; it grows in beech and deciduous forests, famous for its small, white, fragrant flowers and high coumarin content, a volatile structural compound that gives it a pleasant scent of fresh hay when dried, used in the perfume industry and traditional medicine.
• Baklava — A traditional pastry and confectionery product of Middle Eastern origin (specific to Turkish, Greek, and Balkan cuisines), prepared from thin layered sheets of phyllo dough brushed with butter, filled with chopped walnuts, pistachios, or almonds. After baking, this rich dessert with a specific structural geometry is heavily drenched in a hot syrup made of sugar or honey and rosewater or lemon.
• Little boy — A double and highly affectionate diminutive form for a small boy, a sweet child, or a charming young lad; a little boy. The term combines the growth nuance suggested by the augmentative root with the tenderness of an endearing suffix, frequently used in familial speech, lullabies, or folk lyrics to express warm feelings of protection.
• Little boy — An affectionate and regional diminutive form of the noun 'băiat' (boy); a small male child or a charming, well-behaved young lad; a little boy. In rural speech or folk poetry, the word instills a warm nuance of protection and deep attachment, being frequently used as an endearing term within the family circle.