confeito

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõˈfej.tu/ [kõˈfeɪ̯.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõˈfej.to/ [kõˈfeɪ̯.to]
 

  • Hyphenation: con‧fei‧to

Noun[edit]

confeito m (plural confeitos)

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

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