confit
confit Lexical Profile
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• noun
Meat (especially duck, goose, or pork) or another food that has been salted and cooked slowly over a long period in its own fat or in oil, originally as a method of preservation.
"For the main course, the bistro served crispy duck confit alongside roasted fingerling potatoes and a bitter green salad."
Fruit or vegetables cooked slowly and preserved in sugar syrup or honey; a sweet preserve or compote.
"She spread a spoonful of spiced fig confit onto the warm brioche toast."
• verb
To cook (meat, garlic, vegetables, or fruit) slowly over low heat while submerged in fat, oil, or sugar syrup.
"The chef likes to confit whole cloves of garlic in olive oil until they are soft and spreadable."
Word Nuance & Usage
Borrowed from French, 'confit' is pronounced with a silent 't' (/kɒnˈfiː/ or /koʊnˈfiː/), and its past tense and past participle are typically spelled 'confited' or 'confitted'.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 19th century from French confit, the past participle of confire ('to preserve'), which derives from Latin conficere ('to prepare, make ready').