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confiture

/ˈkɔnfɪtjʊə(ɹ)/

Meanings
noun
A preserve or jelly/jam of candied fruit

Examples :

"She spread some apricot confiture on her toast. "
food fruit

Related Words

Illustration apricot

apricot noun

/æepɹɪˈkɒt/ /ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɒt/

A round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside.

"My mom made a delicious jam with fresh apricot from our garden. "

Illustration she

she noun

/ʃiː/ /ʃi/

A female.

"Pat is definitely a she."

Illustration jelly

jelly noun

/ˈd͡ʒɛl.i/

An explosive mixture of nitroglycerine and nitrate absorbed onto a base of wood pulp.

"The demolition crew carefully handled the jelly, a powerful explosive used to clear the overgrown area. "

Illustration toast

toast noun

/təʊst/ /toʊst/

Toasted bread.

"I ate a piece of toast for breakfast."

Illustration some

some adverb

/sɐm/ /sʌm/

Of a measurement: approximately, roughly.

"I guess he must have weighed some 90 kilos."

Illustration preserve

preserve noun

/pɹəˈzɜːv/ /pɹəˈzɝv/

A sweet spread made of any of a variety of fruits.

"My grandmother makes a delicious strawberry preserve for breakfast. "

Illustration jam

jam noun

/ˈdʒæːm/ /ˈdʒæm/

A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.

"My grandmother made a delicious strawberry jam for breakfast. "

Illustration fruit

fruit noun

/fɹuːt/ /fɹut/

(often in the plural) In general, a product of plant growth useful to man or animals.

"The fruit from the farmer's market was delicious and healthy. "

Illustration or

or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

Illustration candied

candied adjective

/ˈkæn.diːd/

Coated or encrusted with sugar

"The fruitcake contained many candied cherries. "

Illustration spread

spread noun

/spɹɛd/

The act of spreading.

"The spread of the flu was rapid in the school this week. "

Illustration her

her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

A female person or animal.

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."