confiture

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French confiture.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɔnfɪtjʊə(ɹ)/

Noun

confiture (countable and uncountable, plural confitures)

A preserve or jelly/jam of candied fruit.

Synonyms

Translations

a preserve or candied fruit

French: confiture (fr) f
German: Konfitüre (de) f

Russian: варе́нье (ru) n (varénʹje), конфитю́р (ru) m (konfitjúr)
Spanish: mermelada (es) f

French

Etymology

From confit.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.fi.tyʁ/
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Noun

confiture f (plural confitures)

jam (UK), jelly (US)
preserve

Synonyms

(jam): confiote (colloquial)

Descendants

Danish: konfiture
English: confiture
German: Konfitüre
Swiss Italian: confittura

Further reading

“confiture” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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