comfit

(kum′fit, käm′-)

noun

a candy or sweetmeat; esp., a candied fruit, nut, etc.

Origin: ME & OFr confit, orig., pp. of confire, to preserve < L conficere: see confect

See comfit in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A confection that consists of a piece of fruit, a seed, or a nut coated with sugar.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English confit

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin cōnfectum, thing prepared

Origin: , neuter past participle of cōnficere, to prepare

Origin: : com-, com-

Origin: + facere, to make; see dhē- in Indo-European roots

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