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Definition of konfyt in English: konfytnoun kɔnˈfeɪt mass nounSouth African A preserve containing whole fruit or pieces of fruit. Example sentencesExamples - The early settlers - Dutch and German - brought with them a sense of orderliness, frugality, and a love of jams and preserves, konfyt, and of baked goods which remains evident even now.
- From a high of over thirty fresh produce stalls, it has shrunk to three which nonetheless stock a wide range of goods, including traditional Cape delicacies such as watermelon konfyt and chutney.
- Here snoek, a firm white fish, is traditionally served with konfyt.
- Watermelon konfyt is also good with ginger.
- I cannot wait to bite into the hard, glassy shell of the block of konfyt and taste the sticky, sweet insides.
Origin Mid 19th century: Afrikaans, from Dutch konfijt, probably from French confiture. |