Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
- Proto-Italic*θakjō
- Proto-Italic*fakjō
- Latinfaciō
- Latincōnficiō
- Latincōnfectus
- Old French[Term?]
- Frenchconfit
- Frenchconfiture
- Englishconfiture
Borrowed from French confiture.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Estonian konfitüür
- konfitüüra preserve or candied fruit
French confiture
- confiturea preserve or candied fruit
German Konfitüre
- Konfitürea preserve or candied fruit
Japanese コンフィチュール, コンフィテューレ
- コンフィチュール (konfichūru)a preserve or candied fruit
- コンフィテューレ (konfityūre)a preserve or candied fruit
Polish konfitura, konfitury
- konfituraa preserve or candied fruit
- konfiturya preserve or candied fruit
Russian варе́нье, конфитю́р
- варе́нье (varénʹje)a preserve or candied fruit
- конфитю́р (konfitjúr)a preserve or candied fruit
Spanish mermelada
- mermeladaa preserve or candied fruit
Cite this entry
APA
confiture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confiture
MLA
“confiture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confiture. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “confiture,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confiture.
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