compote

See also: compôte and compoté

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French compote. Doublet of compost.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒmpəʊt/, /ˈkɒmpɒt/
  • (file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑmpoʊt/
  • Hyphenation: com‧pote

Noun

compote (plural compotes)

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

Translations


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.pɔt/

Etymology 1

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
Derived terms
Descendants

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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