confiture

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con·fi·ture

C0562500 (kŏn′fĭ-cho͝or′)n. A confection, preserve, or jam.

[French, from Old French, from confit, confection; see comfit.]

confiture

(ˈkɒnfɪˌtjʊə) n (Cookery) a confection, preserve of fruit, etc[C19: from French, from Old French confire to prepare, from Latin conficere to produce; see confect]

con•fi•ture

(ˈkɒn fɪˌtʃʊər)

n. a confection, esp. a fruit preserve. [1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French. See comfit, -ure]

Thesaurus

Noun

confiture - preserved or candied fruitconfection, sweet - a food rich in sugarcandied fruit, crystallized fruit, succade - fruit cooked in sugar syrup and encrusted with a sugar crystalsconserve, conserves, preserves, preserve - fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

Confiture

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Confiture

a variety of jam, a jelly with evenly distributed whole or crushed fruits (berries), cooked with sugar and jelling substances (most often pectin). Fruits and berries that are raw, freshly frozen, or preserved in jars are used. Prepared fruits are blanched, then cooked in sugar syrup with jelling substances, citric acid, and sometimes vanillin. The term “confiture” is used principally in Hungary and Bulgaria.

confiture

enUK

noun

Words related to confiture

noun preserved or candied fruit

Related Words

confection
sweet
candied fruit
crystallized fruit
succade
conserve
conserves
preserves
preserve

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