confit

noun

con·​fit kōn-ˈfē 

kȯn-, 

kän-

1

: meat (such as goose, duck, or pork) that has been cooked and preserved in its own fat

2

: a garnish made usually from fruit or vegetables that are cooked until tender in a seasoned liquid

Examples of confit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The pie also features confit duck leg, toasted pine nuts and ricotta, plus a grape reduction. —Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026

Start with the signature Pride of the Crowns salad or prime rib chili, then move into dishes like duck leg confit, mussel and shrimp piccata or sweet potato risotto. —Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026

The handwritten menu changes almost daily, and it’s loaded with traditional dishes like oysters, rillet, confit garlic and goats’ curd on toast, chicken liver parfait, and chargrilled lambs’ hearts. —Cass Farrar, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2026

The evening menu promises bistro favorites such as duck confit and trout amandine, according to Open Table. —Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, noun derivative from past participle of confire "to treat (food, an animal or vegetable substance) in order to preserve it," going back to Old French "to prepare (a drink), preserve (fruit) in a liquid or sugar," going back to Latin conficere "to carry out, perform, make, bring about, collect, bring to completion" — more at confect

Note: In sense 1 the French word is most likely a gallicized form of the cognate word in the Occitan of Gascony or Languedoc. See note at comfit.

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for confit

• acquit
• admit
• amrit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit
• cockpit
• commit
• dalit
• dendrite
• emit
• illite