Confit Definition

kōn-fē, kôn-
noun
Meat or poultry, esp. duck or goose, cooked immersed in its own fat with herbs and other seasonings and then preserved within the solidified fat.
Webster's New World
A condiment made by cooking seasoned fruit or vegetables, usually to a jamlike consistency.
American Heritage

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

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Other Word Forms of Confit

Noun

Singular:
confit
Plural:
confits

Origin of Confit

  • Middle English confyt from Old French confit from Medieval Latin cōnfectum from past participle of cōnficere to prepare confect

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French confit, p.p. of confire (“to preserve”), from Latin conficere.

    From Wiktionary

Confit Sentence Examples

  • Other options, ranging from confit of duck leg to tiger prawns in tempura batter, are more cosmopolitan.

  • For mains, I had the crisp duck confit with scallion mash and onion marmalade, which came as a surprisingly large portion.

  • My guest had the crispy duck leg confit with sweet potato and thyme terrine with vanilla jus, (£ 16.00 ).

  • We cooked so many fabulous dishes, from duck confit and chicken salad to poussin, which we stuffed and twisted into perfect pyramids.

  • The menu will include roast beef and Yorkshire pudding with horseradish sauce and onion confit, as well as a selection of roast vegetables.

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Words Starting With

CCOCON

Words Ending With

TITFIT

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Words Starting With C and Ending With T

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