confiture

[kon-fi-choor]

noun

1. a confection; a preserve, as of fruit.

confiture

/ ˈkɒnfɪˌtjʊə /

noun

1. a confection, preserve of fruit, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of confiture¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French. See comfit, -ure

Word History and Origins

Origin of confiture¹

C19: from French, from Old French confire to prepare, from Latin conficere to produce; see _confect

Example Sentences

Whether we are making chutneys, confitures, cheong or conserves, we are saving the best of a season for the months ahead.

From New York Times

In Kattan’s re-creation, a lush chicken liver paté is served with a gleaming, thumbnail-size side of caramelized onion confiture and a drop of ruby pomegranate jelly over the miniature puffed breads, as a first course.

From Los Angeles Times

Not just bacon and eggs, but refried beans and chorizo, or a porridge bowl with an edible flower on top of the perfectly drizzled confiture.

From The Guardian

Why is one berry-sugar-lemon concoction called a jam and another preserves and still another confiture?

From Washington Post

But no, before me I perceive a dish of confiture, that which the Scottish call "marmaladde."

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• candy 
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• dessert 
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