confites

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Spanish confites, plural of confite (“candy, sweetmeat”), ultimately from Latin cōnfectus (“made, produced”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [komˈpiː.teʃ], [komˈpiː.tiʃ]

Noun

confites (inanimate)

1. candy, sweetmeat
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 29r. col. 1:

     Confites. lo miſmo. vel. necuizquitl.

     Candy. the same, or necuizquitl.

Synonyms

• (candy): necuizquitl

Derived terms

• confites chīhua

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 29r

French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

confites

1. feminine plural of confit

Spanish

Noun

confites m pl

1. plural of confite

Verb

confites

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of confitar