confeito

Meaning

1. (masculine) a small piece of sugar candy
2. (masculine) a sugar-coated seed or nut

Concepts

candy

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confection

praline

sweets

sugar confectionery

Synonyms

bala

bombom

produto de confeitaria

rebuçado

Translations

bonbon

Bonbon

Konfekt

confection

produit de confiserie

حَلْوَى سُكَّرِيَّة

καραμέλα

llaminadura

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γλύκισμα

Süssigkeiten

sucrerie

caramel

caramella

صناعة السكر

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kõˈfej.tu/

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian: confetto

Borrowed from French: confit

In summary

From Latin cōnfectus, perhaps as an adaptation of Italian confetto or French confit. Doublet of confete.