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Confit is not something that comes to mind for summer. Usually it means duck confit, made by cooking the legs and thighs in duck fat to preserve them for winter.
Geoffrey Zakarian

Meaning of "confit" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONFIT

Literally: preserve.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CONFIT

confit  [kɔ̃fi] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONFIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Confit is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONFIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

confit

Confit

Confit is a generic term for various kinds of food that have been cooked in oil or sugar water. Sealed and stored in a cool, dark place, confit can last for several months. Confit is one of the oldest ways to preserve food, and is a speciality of southwestern France.

Definition of confit in the English dictionary

The definition of confit in the dictionary is a preserve.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONFIT

confirmatory
confirmed
confirmed credit
confirmed letter of credit
confirmedly
confirmee
confirmer
confirmings
confirmor
confiscable
confiscatable
confiscate
confiscation
confiscator
confiscatory
confiserie
confiseur
Confiteor
confiture
confix

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONFIT

benefit
child benefit
comfit
cost-benefit
fit
goodness of fit
gross profit
have a fit
housing benefit
keep fit
misfit
net profit
nonprofit
outfit
profit
push fit
refit
retrofit
see fit
unfit

Synonyms and antonyms of confit in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «confit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONFIT

Find out the translation of confit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of confit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «confit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

糖渍
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

confit
570 millions of speakers

English

confit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

confit
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كونفيت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

конфи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

confit
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

confit
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

confit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Confit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Confit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

漬け込む
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

콩피
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Confit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

confit
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

confit
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Confit
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

konfit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

confit
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

confit
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

конфі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

confit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

confit
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

confit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Confitering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

confit
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of confit

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONFIT»

The term «confit» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.426 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONFIT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «confit» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «confit» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about confit

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3 QUOTES WITH «CONFIT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word confit.
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Sally Schneider
Confit is the ultimate comfort food, and trendy or not, it is dazzling stuff.
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Geoffrey Zakarian
Confit is not something that comes to mind for summer. Usually it means duck confit, made by cooking the legs and thighs in duck fat to preserve them for winter.
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Geoffrey Zakarian
I use the confit principle for chicken thighs. I season them with herbs and garlic, let them marinate, and then cook them in chicken fat.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONFIT»

Discover the use of confit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to confit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food
Duck confit—duck legs cooked in fat—tastes entirely different from duck cooked almost any other way. It's like bacon and pork—to quote Homer Simpson, they're from “some wonderful, magical animal.” Good duck confit is succulent, flavorful, ...
Jeff Potter, 2010
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On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
Today the best known version is the southwest French confit of goose and duck legs, which became fashionable in the 19th century on the coattails of foie gras— which may in turn have been an accidental by-product of cramming geese to get  ...
Harold McGee, 2007
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Professional Cooking for Canadian Chefs
Duck Confit Portions: 8 (see note) U.S. Metric Ingredients Per serving: Calories, 620; Protein, 35 g; Fat, 52 g (77% cal.); Cholesterol, 155 mg; Carbohydrates, 0 g; Fiber, 0 g; Sodium, 1480 mg. Note: The exact weight of the finished confit can ...
Wayne Gisslen, Mary Ellen Griffin, Le Cordon Bleu, 2006
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An Easy Grammar of the French Language, for the Use of ...
J'aurai confit, I shall or will have preserved Tu auras confit, thou wilt have preserved. II aura confit, he will have preserved. Nous aurons confit, we will have preserved Vous aurez confit, you will have preserved lis auront confit, they will have ...
François-Marie-Joseph Surault, 1841
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Prairie Home Cooking: 400 Recipes that Celebrate the ...
Lutefisk and duck or goose confit are examples of still- popular preserved foods that date from the days before refrigeration. During the fall, when flocks of wild ducks and geese vee southward down the Mis- sissippi Fly-over, waterfowl hunters ...
Judith M. Fertig, 2011
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An Easy Grammar of the French Language, for Young Beginners
11 confit, He preserved. Nous confiimes, We preserved. Vous confites, You preserved. Us confirent, They preserved. Future Simple. Je confirai, / shall or will preserve. Tu confiras, Thou wilt preserve. II confifa, He will preserve. Nous confirons ...
François-Marie-Joseph Surault, 1831
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Lazy Days: Contemporary Country-Style Cooking
The basic onion confit can be used in a number ofways. You could, for example, simply bake the confit in a buttered dish for 15 minutes at 200°C, then turn on the grill to brown the top. Serve with sliced ham, a green salad and crusty bread.
Phillippa Cheifitz, 2006
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The Small-scale Poultry Flock: An All-natural Approach to ...
FOOD. EXTRAORDINAIRE. Recipe. contributed. by. Ellen. Ussery. Is duck confit fast food or slow food? I'd have to say it's both. It takes careful, patient preparation , but in the end you will have ready at hand the makings ofa delicious and ...
Harvey Ussery, 2011
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Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker: 200 Recipes for ...
The optional tempeh confit introduces another flavor element. Instead or the confit, you can add lightly browned pieces of vegetarian sausage links, if you like. Crusty French bread is an ideal accompaniment. Slow Cooker Size: 4 quart Cook  ...
Robin Robertson, 2003
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180 Kitchen: 180 Tips, Recipes and More
Confit is an almost-never practiced cooking technique in the home kitchen. It can be, and for the lipo-lover it is a great thing to have in your arsenal. Confit, pronounced, “con-fee,” is an oldworld French cooking style commonly used for things ...
Matt Stone

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONFIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term confit is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dining review: Onefold a tasty spot for eclectic breakfast, lunch
One morning I arrived jonesing for the duck confit hash over sweet potatoes. Not today, I was told. Two items on the beverage menu are ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
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DINING: French restaurants taking Bastille Day by storm
... small-plate menu including artichokes/honey goat cheese on toast, pork confit, gnocchi and stuffed mushrooms for dinner Fridays-Saturdays. «Press-Enterprise, Jul 15»
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The Peers' Dining Room proves a hit with public by SEBASTIAN …
... dandelion salad; slow-cooked ox cheek with Irish champ mash, heritage carrots, salsa verde and jus; and potted confit of sea trout and crab. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Mamacita still deserves its Top 100 status
Carnitas especial, with pork shoulder confit and a seven-layer fundido with ..... Carnitas especial, with pork shoulder confit and a seven-layer ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
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Randy Rucker's Bramble is ready for business
... lamb tartare with radish, peanuts and tomato-eggplant tapenade; roasted guinea hen leg with stone-ground grits and garlic confit; redfish on ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
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School cafeteria-themed dinner will set you back $88
But unlike the flavorless meals from your youth, these souped up foods use decidedly grown up ingredients like pork belly confit, braised lamb ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
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A New York pizza man's Brazil nightmare and the mess it exposed
That became harder as Shiroma's pizzas — topped with everything from garlic confit to collard greens — became popular. Real popular. «Energy Voice, Jul 15»
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Great Northwest Wine: Cab is King in Washington
It's an ideal companion now for Duck Confit or a sizzling ribeye topped with crumbled Rogue Creamery's Oregonzola. (14.5 percent alcohol). «Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, Jul 15»
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Wine dinners at the Abbey Resort in Fontana
The courses include potato leek soup with crisp pancetta and shaved asparagus, served with Chateau Larmevaille Entre-Deux-Mars, and confit ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Sattui's guest chef Stefano Masanti on 'vacation' in St. Helena
Masanti showcases the local ingredients he has discovered in the lavish menu of options available for weddings at Sattui — from Duck Confit ... «Napa Valley Register, Jul 15»

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