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comfit

American  
[kuhm-fit, kom-] / ˈkʌm fɪt, ˈkɒm- /

noun

  1. a candy containing a nut or piece of fruit.

comfit British  
/ ˈkʌmfɪt, ˈkɒm- /

noun

  1. a sugar-coated sweet containing a nut or seed

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Etymology

Origin of comfit

1300–50; Middle English confit < Middle French < Latin confectum something prepared. See confect

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