COMFIT


Meaning of COMFIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkəm(p)-fət, ˈkäm(p)- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English confit, from Anglo-French * confit, from past participle of confire, cumfire to prepare, from Latin conficere, from com- + facere to make — more at do

Date: 14th century

: a candy consisting of a piece of fruit, a root (as licorice), a nut, or a seed coated and preserved with sugar

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