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confection
English
Etymology
From Middle English confescioun, borrowed from Old French confeccion (French confection), from Latin c?nfecti?nem (nominative c?nfecti?), from confectus, past participle of conficere (“to prepare”), from com- (“with”) + facere (“to make, do”). Originally "the making by means of ingredients"; sense of "candy or light pastry" predominant since 1500's.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?f?k??n/
Noun
confection (plural confections)
- A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.
- The table was covered with all sorts of tempting confections.
- The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.
- The result of such a process; something made up or confected; a concoction.
- The defense attorney maintained that the charges were a confection of the local police.
- (dated) An artistic, musical, or literary work taken as frivolous, amusing, or contrived; a composition of a light nature.
- (dated) Something, such as a garment or a decoration, seen as very elaborate, delicate, or luxurious, usually also seen as impractical or non-utilitarian.
- 2007, Susan Sizemore, Primal Desires
- She found a sexy, lacy confection in a lingerie drawer and quickly slipped into it.
- 2007, Susan Sizemore, Primal Desires
- (pharmacology) A preparation of medicine sweetened with sugar, honey, syrup, or the like; an electuary.
Related terms
- confect
- confectionary
- confectionery
- confectioner
- confectioners' sugar
Translations
Verb
confection (third-person singular simple present confections, present participle confectioning, simple past and past participle confectioned)
- To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.
French
Etymology
From Old French confeccion, borrowed from Latin c?nfecti?, c?nfecti?nem.
Pronunciation
Noun
confection f (plural confections)
- making, creation, development, confection
- L'emplacement standard pour la confection d'une fistule A-V est l'avant-bras non-dominant des patients.
- The standard entry point for the creation of an arteriovenous fistula is on a patient's non-dominant forearm.
- L'emplacement standard pour la confection d'une fistule A-V est l'avant-bras non-dominant des patients.
- ready-to-wear clothing
- the ready-to-wear clothing industry
Further reading
- “confection” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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koeksister
English
Alternative forms
- koeksijster
- koeksuster
Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans koeksister, from Dutch koek + sissen.
Noun
koeksister (plural koeksisters)
- (South Africa) A traditional Malay confection consisting of a deep-fried twisted or plaited doughnut dipped in syrup immediately after cooking.
- 2003 Orania is unveiling a statue to the koeksister, that syrupy delicacy so loved by Afrikaners. When I tell people, everyone thinks it must be a joke. — Sunday Times
Related terms
- koesister
References
- A Dictionary of South African English, Jean Bradford, Oxford, 1978
Afrikaans
Alternative forms
- koeksuster (uncommon)
Etymology
From koek +? sis +? -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kuk?s?s.t?r/
Noun
koeksister (plural koeksisters)
- koeksister (deep-fried doughnut dipped in syrup)
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