comfit

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a confection consisting of a nut, seed, spice, or piece of fruit coated with sugar

   Each guest received a small paper cone filled with aniseed comfits.

2. 2
   verb

   archaic: to preserve or coat fruit, nuts, or seeds with sugar

   The confectioner would comfit almonds in repeated layers of sugar syrup.

From Old French confit ("preserved, prepared"), from Latin confectum, the neuter past participle of conficere ("to prepare, complete"). Comfit is therefore related to confect, confection, and confit.

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