confit

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/ˈkɒnfiː/US/kɑnˈfiː/

noun

Any of various kinds of food that have been immersed in a substance for both flavor and preservation.

OriginFrench confit ← Latin cōnficiō →
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Meanings

nounconfit (countable and uncountable, plural confits)

plural confits

  1. countableuncountableAny of various kinds of food that have been immersed in a substance for both flavor and preservation.

    Korean classics such as pajeon, bibimbap and mandoo are re-imagined with ingredients like cauliflower ricotta, fennel kimchi, and king oyster mushroom confit.

    2012, M.V. Kunda, Ed Im, Kunda Eats Best New Restaurants in America, 2012 edition, New York, N.Y.: Vayu Publishing, →ISBN, page 110
verbconfit (third-person singular simple present confits, present participle confiting, simple past and past participle confited)

present singular third person confits · participle present confiting · participle past confited · past confited

  1. transitiveTo prepare (food) in this manner.

    I came up with a menu to showcase the alliums in several manifestations: raw, quickly sautéed and slowly confited.

    2008 June 18, Melissa Clark, “A Garlic Festival Without a Single Clove”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Latincōnficiō
  2. Frenchconfit
  3. Englishconfit

Unadapted borrowing from French confit, past participle of confire (“to preserve”), from Latin cōnficiō (perfect passive participle cōnfectus). Doublet of comfit, confect, confetto, and konfyt. Compare comfit.

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APA

confit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confit

MLA

“confit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “confit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confit.

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