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confiture

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒnfɪtjʊə(ɹ)/
  • General-American: /ˈkɑnfɪt͡ʃɚ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

a preserve or jelly/jam of candied fruit

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: preserve, comfit, comfiture

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

preserved or candied fruit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sweet, confection

Narrower terms: candied fruit, succade, crystallized fruit, conserve, preserve, conserves, preserves

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dhh1kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin cōnficiō Latin cōnfectus Old French [Term?] French confit Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh2? Latin -(ā)tūram Old French -(ë)ure French -ure French confiturebor. English confiture Borrowed from French confiture.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Estonian: konfitüür — a preserve or candied fruit
  • French: confiture — a preserve or candied fruit
  • German: Konfitüre — a preserve or candied fruit
  • Japanese: コンフィチュール (konfichūru) — a preserve or candied fruit
  • Japanese: コンフィテューレ (konfityūre) — a preserve or candied fruit
  • Polish: konfitura — a preserve or candied fruit
  • Polish: konfitury — a preserve or candied fruit
  • Russian: варе́нье (varénʹje) — a preserve or candied fruit
  • Russian: конфитю́р (konfitjúr) — a preserve or candied fruit
  • Spanish: mermelada — a preserve or candied fruit