con|fi|ture

con|fi|ture
con|fi|ture «KON fuh chuhr», noun.
a confection, such as a piece of candy, candied fruit, or jam: »

We planned our assault over a yard of bread and a pot of confiture (Atlantic).

[< Old French confiture, learned borrowing from Latin cōnfectūra < cōnficere; see etym. under confection (Cf.confection)]

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  • confiture — con·fi·ture …   English syllables

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