What does confiture in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word confiture in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use confiture in French.

The word confiture in French means jam, maslin pan, dulce de leche, throw pearls before swine, cast pearls before swine, cast your pearls before swine, jar of jam, slice of bread and jam, piece of bread and jam. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word confiture

jam

nom féminin (fruits et sucre cuits ensemble)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'aime mettre de la confiture sur mes tartines de pain.
I like to put jam on my toast.

maslin pan

nom féminin (récipient pour faire les confitures) (jam making)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La bassine à confiture est faite en cuivre.

dulce de leche

nom féminin (mélange de lait et sucre caramélisé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

throw pearls before swine

(figuré, familier (gâcher les bonnes choses)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

cast pearls before swine, cast your pearls before swine

(figuré, familier (gâcher les bonnes choses) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Servir un grand vin à quelqu'un qui n'y connaît rien, c'est donner de la confiture aux cochons.

jar of jam

nom masculin (récipient de confiture) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous avons fait 12 pots de confiture avec les framboises de notre jardin.

slice of bread and jam, piece of bread and jam

nom féminin (tranche de pain agrémentée) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le matin, je déjeune de deux tartines de confiture.

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