konfyt
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Afrikaans konfyt.[1] Doublet of comfit, confect, confetto, and confit.
Noun
[edit]konfyt (plural konfyts)
- (South Africa) A South African jam or fruit preserve.
References
[edit]- ^ “konfyt, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Afrikaans
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Dutch konfijt, from Middle Dutch confijt.
Noun
[edit]konfyt (plural konfyte, diminutive konfytjie)
Descendants
[edit]- → English: konfyt
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