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compote
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com·pote  (kmpt)
n.
1. Fruit stewed or cooked in syrup.
2. A long-stemmed dish used for holding fruit, nuts, or candy.

[French, from Old French composte, mixture, from Latin composita, feminine past participle of compnere, to put together; see component.]

compote [ˈkɒmpəʊt (French) kɔ̃pɔt]
n
(Cookery) a dish of fruit stewed with sugar or in a syrup and served hot or cold
[from French composte, from Latin composita, feminine of compositus put in place; see composite]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.compotecompote - dessert of stewed or baked fruit    
afters, dessert, sweet - a dish served as the last course of a meal
Translations
compote [ˈkɒmpəʊt] Ncompota f
compote [ˈkɒmpəʊt] ncompote f
compote
nKompott nt
compote [ˈkɒmpəʊt] n (Culin) → composta, conserva di frutta
compote [ˈkɒmpəʊt] n (Culin) → composta, conserva di frutta


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Add culinary color by filling mini compotes with gilded Jordan almonds.
They can be dried, canned, cooked in savory dishes, simmered in compotes, served bubbling hot in a cobbler or crisp, baked in fruit juice, grilled, or cooked and pureed then added to scones and quick or yeast breads.
the council of unification of 1438-39] una cum ceteris in Italiam protraxeris, et Latinos omnes tanti viri aspectu, presentia atque doctrina compotes participesque reddideris.
 
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