confit
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con·fit
(kōn-fē′, kôn-)n.
1. Meat, such as duck, that has been salted and then cooked and preserved in its own fat.
2. A condiment made by cooking seasoned fruit or vegetables, usually to a jamlike consistency.
[Middle English confyt, from Old French confit, from Medieval Latin cōnfectum, from past participle of cōnficere, to prepare; see confect.]
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confit
(kɔ̃fi)n
(Cookery) cookery a preserve: a confit of duck.
[literally: preserve]
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con•fit
(kənˈfi, kɔ̃-)n.
duck, goose, or pork that is salted, cooked slowly in fat, and preserved by storing in the fat.
[< French; see comfit]
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| Noun | 1. | confit - a piece of meat (especially a duck) cooked slowly in its own fat cut of meat, cut - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass |
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