confect

kənˈfɛkt

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Definition of confect - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

make sweets

Dated

prepare sweets or preserves by cooking

Dated

He confected delicious candies for the festival..

make

prepare

create artfully

Dated

make or construct something elaborate or artistic

Dated

She confected a beautiful sculpture from scraps..

construct

Noun

cooking

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sweet food made of sugar and fruit or nuts

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The banquet table was adorned with various confects.

candy

sweetmeat

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sweet food made of sugar and fruit or nuts

Origin of confect

Latin, conficere (to prepare)

Examples of confect in a sentence

They confected a variety of jams for the market.
He confected an intricate mosaic from broken tiles.
The chef confected a stunning dessert for the event.
She enjoyed a confect with her afternoon tea.
The shop displayed a colorful array of confects.

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French:confectionner, friandise, ...
German:Süßigkeiten herstellen, Konfekt, ...
Italian:preparare dolci, dolciume, ...
Spanish:preparar dulces, dulce, ...
Portuguese:preparar doces, doce, ...
Chinese:制作糖果, 糖果, ...
Japanese:お菓子を作る, 砂糖菓子, ...
Arabic:صَنَعَ, حَلْوَى, ...
Hebrew:לְהָכִין מַמְתָּקִים, מַמְתָּק, ...
Russian:готовить конфеты, сладость, ...
Ukrainian:виготовляти солодощі, солодощі, ...
Hindi:मिठाई बनाना, मिठाई, ...
Bengali:মিষ্টি তৈরি করা, মিষ্টান্ন, ...
Catalan:confeccionar dolços, dolç, ...
Czech:dělat, cukrovinka, ...
Danish:lave slik, konfekt, ...
Dutch:snoep maken, confectie, ...
Greek:φτιάχνω γλυκά, γλυκίσματα, ...
Hungarian:kandírozni, édesség, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើបង្អែម, បង្អែមគ្រាប់ផ្លែឈើ, ...
Korean:사탕을 만들다, 과자, ...
Persian:شیرینی پختن, شیرینی, ...
Polish:robić słodycze, słodycz, ...
Portuguese (BR):preparar doces, doce, ...
Romanian:a pregăti dulciuri, dulciuri, ...
Swedish:göra godis, konfekt, ...
Thai:ทำขนม, ขนมหวาน, ...
Turkish:şekerleme yapmak, şekerleme, ...
Vietnamese:làm kẹo, món kẹo, ...

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