variant spelling of com- assimilated before c, d, f, g, j, n, q, s, t, v, and sometimes before vowels (as in concord, condescend, confide, etc.).
a man who cheats or tricks someone by means of a confidence game
a Spanish and Latin American dish of chicken and rice simmered with tomatoes, stock, and herbs
a spicy stew of beef and red chilies or chili powder, often with beans and tomatoes
(in a film, television series, or other fictional work) a piece of new information that imposes a different interpretation on previously described events, typically used to facilitate a dramatic plot shift or account for an inconsistency
(in Ireland) the letting by a tenant of small portions of land prepared for crops or grazing