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confiture
[ kon-fi-choor ]
noun
- a confection; a preserve, as of fruit.
confiture
/ ˈkɒnfɪˌtjʊə /
noun
- a confection, preserve of fruit, etc
Word History and Origins
Origin of confiture1
Word History and Origins
Origin of confiture1
Example Sentences
Whether we are making chutneys, confitures, cheong or conserves, we are saving the best of a season for the months ahead.
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.
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.
Why is one berry-sugar-lemon concoction called a jam and another preserves and still another confiture?
But no, before me I perceive a dish of confiture, that which the Scottish call "marmaladde."
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