mat·e·lote (m t l- t , mä-t -lt)n. A fish stew that is cooked in a wine sauce. [French, from matelot, sailor, from Old French matenot, sailor, bunkmate, possibly from Middle Dutch mattenoot (perhaps from matte, bed from Late Latin matta; see mat1 + noot, fellow) or from Old Norse mötunautr, messmate (mata, food, mess + nautr, companion).] |
matelote, matelotte [ˈmætəˌləʊt (French) matlɔt]
n
(Cookery) fish served with a sauce of wine, onions, seasonings, and fish stock
[from French, feminine of matelot sailor]
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| Noun | 1. | matelote - highly seasoned soup or stew made of freshwater fishes (eel, carp, perch) with wine and stock fish stew - a stew made with fish |
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