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confit.

Any of various kinds of food that have been immersed in a substance for both flavor and preservation.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɒnfiː//kɑnˈfiː/US
  1. Any of various kinds of food that have been immersed in a substance for both flavor and preservation.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from French confit, past participle of confire (“to preserve”), from Latin cōnficiō (perfect passive participle cōnfectus). Doublet of comfit, confect, confetto, and konfyt. Compare comfit.

verb/ˈkɒnfiː//kɑnˈfiː/US
  1. To prepare (food) in this manner.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from French confit, past participle of confire (“to preserve”), from Latin cōnficiō (perfect passive participle cōnfectus). Doublet of comfit, confect, confetto, and konfyt. Compare comfit.

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