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confit

/ˈkɒnfiː/
/kɑnˈfiː/ US

Where it comes from

Unadapted borrowing from French confit, past participle of confire (“to preserve”), from Latin cōnficiō (perfect passive participle cōnfectus). Doublet of comfit, confect, confetto, and konfyt. Compare comfit.

noun confits

countable, uncountable Any of various kinds of food that have been immersed in a substance for both flavor and preservation. Korean classics such as pajeon, bibimbap and mandoo are re-imagined with ingredients like cauliflower ricotta, fennel kimchi, and king oyster mushroom confit.

verb confits · confiting · confited

transitive To prepare (food) in this manner. I came up with a menu to showcase the alliums in several manifestations: raw, quickly sautéed and slowly confited.

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@misc{confit_2026,
  title = {confit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/confit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}