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comfiture

/kʌm.fɪ.tjʊə/

comfiture noun: a confection, especially of preserved fruit.

Noun

comfiture (plural comfitures)

  1. (obsolete) A confection, especially of preserved fruit.
    • Onely let mee love none, no, not the sport / From country grasse, to comfitures of Court […]1635, John Donne, Loves Usury

Forms of comfiture

pluralcomfitures

Origin of comfiture

From French confiture, from Latin confectūra.

Questions about comfiture

What does comfiture mean?
Comfiture means a confection, especially of preserved fruit.
What part of speech is comfiture?
Comfiture is a noun.
How do you pronounce comfiture?
Comfiture is pronounced /kʌm.fɪ.tjʊə/.
What is the plural of comfiture?
The plural of comfiture is comfitures.

Words near comfiture in the dictionary

  1. comfiness
  2. comfit
  3. comfited
  4. comfiting
  5. comfits
  6. comfiture
  7. comfitures
  8. comformational
  9. comfort
  10. comfort bike
  11. comfort bikes

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