comfit

ˈkʌmfɪt

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Definition of comfit - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sugared treat

Dated

candy consisting of a nut or seed coated in sugar

Dated

She offered a bowl of comfits at the party..

Verb

tr.

candy making

Dated

preserve or candy fruit or nuts in sugar

Dated

She learned to comfit almonds and cherries during the culinary workshop..

candy

sugarcoat

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candy consisting of a nut or seed coated in sugar

Origin of comfit

Middle English, confit (preserved fruit)

Examples of comfit in a sentence

He savored the almond comfit.
They decided to comfit the orange peels.
He loves to comfit nuts for the holidays.

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French:dragée, confire, ...
German:Zuckerkonfekt, kandieren, ...
Italian:caramella confettata, confettare, ...
Spanish:caramelo confitado, endulzar, ...
Portuguese:confeito, cristalizar, ...
Chinese:糖果, 裹糖, ...
Japanese:コンフィ, 砂糖漬けにする, ...
Arabic:حلوى مغلفة بالسكر, حَلَّى, ...
Hebrew:קוֹמְפִּיט, לְשַׁמֵּר בְּסֻכָּר, ...
Russian:драже, засахаривать, ...
Ukrainian:драже, засахарювати, ...
Hindi:मिठाई, मिठाई बनाना, ...
Bengali:মিষ্টি, মিষ্টি করা, ...
Catalan:confits, confiturar, ...
Czech:dražé, kandovat, ...
Danish:sukkergodt, sylte, ...
Dutch:suikergoed, suikeren, ...
Greek:καραμέλες, γλυκαίνω, ...
Hungarian:dragée, kandírozni, ...
Khmer:ស្ករគ្រាប់គ្រាប់ធញ្ញជាតិ, ស្ករគ្រាប់, ...
Korean:캔디, 설탕에 절이다, ...
Persian:آجیل شیرین, شیرینی درست کردن, ...
Polish:cukierek, kandyzować, ...
Portuguese (BR):confeito, cristalizar, ...
Romanian:bomboană, a acoperi cu zahăr, ...
Swedish:kanderad frukt, kandera, ...
Thai:ขนมหวาน, ทำผลไม้เชื่อม, ...
Turkish:şekerleme, şekerlemek, ...
Vietnamese:kẹo, làm mứt, ...

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