confiture

[ kon-fi-choor ]

noun

1. a confection; a preserve, as of fruit.

confiture

/ ˈkɒnfɪˌtjʊə /

noun

1. a confection, preserve of fruit, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of confiture¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French. See comfit, -ure

Word History and Origins

Origin of confiture¹

C19: from French, from Old French confire to prepare, from Latin conficere to produce; see confect

Example Sentences

In Kattan’s re-creation, a lush chicken liver paté is served with a gleaming, thumbnail-size side of caramelized onion confiture and a drop of ruby pomegranate jelly over the miniature puffed breads, as a first course.

From Los Angeles Times

“But I didn’t want ours to be like everyone else’s. So instead, I made two different kinds, a fruit-almond croissant — with confiture or fresh fruit — and a chocolate-almond-banana croissant, because I didn’t want to have the simple chocolate croissant, either.”

From Washington Post

Not just bacon and eggs, but refried beans and chorizo, or a porridge bowl with an edible flower on top of the perfectly drizzled confiture.

From The Guardian

You could have some of that good bread with Plugra butter and housemade confiture or a Jerusalem bagel to eat with labneh garnished with olive oil and za’atar.

From Los Angeles Times

Tucked into the combe is Lin et Confiture, an excellent bed-and-breakfast, accessible by sled-dog trail from the Grande Traversée du Jura or by car from La Pesse.

From New York Times

Related Words

• candy
• chocolate
• confection
• dessert
• snack