"caramelos O dulces O golosinas O chocolate" ... ¿Cuáles son las diferencias? ...

Question

¿Qué candies te gusta más?

Are there more words for sweets? I guess it depends on which kind

Answer 1

Caramelos ...... caramels

Dulces ....... candies

Golosinas ....... something small and sweet generally for after a meal ie: Flan

Chocolate ....... chocolate bar or chocolate drink

Chuchulucos ...... In Mexico, little junk candies that kids eat (probably regional)

Answer 2

I've heard caramelos pertaining to candies generally. Or at least I had thought I did. jaja.

Answer 3

caramelos--generally refers to candy, period. Nothing in particular, just sweet things. I have heard "caramelos" refer to things from hard candy to chocolate bon bons.

Dulces--sweets. The British say "sweets" more than "candy," and this is the literal translation of that. But for American English, "sweets" means anything sweet, from little doughnuts to chocolate bars to candy.

Chocolate--As Julian said, this refers to either a chocolate drink or solid chocolate (chocolate bars, for example).

I haven´t heard of golosinas here in Spain, so I would assume Julian is right.

But you can always google image search these things and see what pictures show up for each word.