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con⋅fit

[kawn-fee]
–noun French Cookery.
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.

Origin:
< F; see comfit
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con·fit   (kōn-fē', kôn-)   
n.  
  1. Meat, such as duck, that has been salted and then cooked and preserved in its own fat.

  2. A condiment made by cooking seasoned fruit or vegetables, usually to a jamlike consistency.


[Middle English confyt, from Old French confit, from Medieval Latin cōnfectum, from past participle of cōnficere, to prepare; see confect.]
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