confiture

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French confiture.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (US):(file)
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒnfɪtjʊə(ɹ)/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑnfɪt͡ʃɚ/

Noun

confiture (countable and uncountable, plural confitures)

  1. a preserve or jelly/jam of candied fruit
    Synonyms: preserve, comfit, comfiture

Translations

French

Etymology

From confit +‎ -ure.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.fi.tyʁ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio (Paris):(file)
  • Homophone: confitures
  • Rhymes: -yʁ

Noun

confiture f (plural confitures)

  1. jam (UK), jelly (US)
    Synonym: (colloquial) confiote
  2. preserve

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Danish: konfiture
  • English: confiture, comfiture
  • German: Konfitüre
  • Italian: confittura (Switzerland)
  • Russian: конфитюр (konfitjur)
  • Spanish: confitura

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