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confiture
con·fi·ture
/
ˈkɒn
fɪˌtʃʊər
/
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[
kon
-fi-ch
oo
r
]
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noun
a confection; a preserve, as of fruit.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
<
Middle French.
See
comfit
,
-ure
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confiture
(ˈkɒnfɪˌtjʊə)
—
n
a confection, preserve of fruit, etc
[C19: from French, from Old French
confire
to prepare, from Latin
conficere
to produce; see
confect
]
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