comfit

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkʌmfɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkʌmfɪt, ˈkɑm-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kum′fit, kom′-)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
com•fit /ˈkʌmfɪt, ˈkɑm-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Fooda candy containing a nut or piece of fruit.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
com•fit  (kum′fit, kom′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fooda candy containing a nut or piece of fruit.
  • Latin confectum something prepared. See confect
  • Middle French
  • Middle English confit 1300–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
comfit / ˈkʌmfɪt ˈkɒm-/
  1. a sugar-coated sweet containing a nut or seed
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French, from Latin confectum something prepared, from conficere to produce; see confect
'comfit' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
confetti - confit - confiture

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