compote

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See also: compôte and compoté

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Etymology

Borrowed from French compote. Doublet of composite and compost.

Pronunciation

Noun

compote (plural compotes)

  1. A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup.
  2. A dish used for serving fruit.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French composte, compost, from Latin compostus, syncopated variant of compositus. Doublet of compost and composite.

Alternative forms

Noun

compote f (plural compotes)

  1. stewed fruit or meat, compote
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Etymology 2

Verb

compote

  1. inflection of compoter:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

compote

  1. ablative masculine/neuter singular of compos
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