n. Any of various kinds of food that have been immersed in a substance for both flavor and preservation.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Same as comfit.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A Middle English form of comfit.
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n. a piece of meat (especially a duck) cooked slowly in its own fat
Word Usage
"In modern usage of the term confit, the connotations of immersion, impregnation, flavoring, and slow, deliberate preparation survive, while the idea of preservation—and the special flavors that develop over weeks and months—has faded away."