ETYM French confit, prop. a p. p., from confire to preserve, pickle, from Latin conficere to prepare; con- + facere to make. Related to Fact, Confect.
Candy containing a fruit or nut.

ETYM French, from Latin confectio.
The act of creating something by compounding or mixing raw materials; SYN. concoction.

1. Sweets
2 archaic; Confectioner
3. Confectionery