confect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To make up, prepare, or compound; to produce by combining ingredients or materials; to concoct.
To make into a confection; to prepare as a candy, sweetmeat, preserve, or the like.

noun

A rich, sweet, food item made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts; a confection, comfit.

/kənˈfɛkt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-confect.wav /ˈkɒnfɛkt/

confect confects confecting confected

Borrowed from Latin cōnfectus, past participle of cōnficere, from com- (“together”) + facere (“to make”).

confection confectionary confectionery confectioner

unconfected

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