confit (redirected from confits)

con·fit  (kn-f, kôn-)

n.

1. Meat, such as duck, that has been salted and then cooked and preserved in its own fat.

2. A condiment made by cooking seasoned fruit or vegetables, usually to a jamlike consistency.

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[Middle English confyt, from Old French confit, from Medieval Latin cnfectum, from past participle of cnficere, to prepare; see confect.]

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Noun

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confit - a piece of meat (especially a duck) cooked slowly in its own fat cut of meat, cut - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass