confit

[ kawn-fee ]
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nounFrench Cooking.
  1. duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.

Origin of confit

1
From French; see origin at comfit

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confit

/ French (kɔ̃fi) /


noun
  1. cookery a preserve: a confit of duck

Origin of confit

1
literally: preserve

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