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com·fit  (kmft, km-)

n.

A confection that consists of a piece of fruit, a seed, or a nut coated with sugar.

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[Middle English confit, from Old French, from Latin cnfectum, thing prepared, neuter past participle of cnficere, to prepare : com-, com- + facere, to make; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]

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comfit

Noun

a sugar-coated sweet [Latin confectum something prepared]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	comfit - candy containing a fruit or nut confection, sweet - a food rich in sugar
Verb	1.	comfit - make into a confection; "This medicine is home-confected" confection, confect assemble, put together, tack together, set up, piece, tack - create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"