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)

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, pages 29r

Spanish

Noun

confites m pl

plural of confite

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