CONFIT

confit

(noun) a piece of meat (especially a duck) cooked slowly in its own fat

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

confit (plural confits)

Any of various kinds of food that have been immersed in a substance for both flavor and preservation.

Verb

confit (third-person singular simple present confits, present participle confiting, simple past and past participle confited)

(transitive) To prepare (food) in this manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Con"fit, n.

Definition: Same as Comfit. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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