confit

Definition of Confit in English :

1. confit

a piece of meat (especially a duck) cooked slowly in its own fat

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Confit

noun

cookery

a preserve

a confit of duck

noun

meat or poultry, esp. duck or goose, cooked immersed in its own fat with herbs and other seasonings and then preserved within the solidified fat

n.

1. Meat, such as duck, that has been salted and then cooked and preserved in its own fat.

2. A condiment made by cooking seasoned fruit or vegetables, usually to a jamlike consistency.