compote

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If the compote is too tart for your liking, add sugar to taste.

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  1. noun Fruit stewed or cooked in syrup.
  2. noun A long-stemmed dish used for holding fruit, nuts, or candy.

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  • I like the compote much, and shall again apply to you for some. —  Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826
  • In addition, I have crawled out from beneath our fig tree, my legs en compote*, my hair a nest of fig droppings (the tree's branches having teased it to heights and gnarls no fine-tooth comb could achieve), my knees scratched, my skin aflame —  French Word-A-Day
  • There is also a chapter of "pauper's puddings" which features spiced apricot compote, spotted dick and gooseberry pie. —  Independent.ie - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • Vitala diet cherry compote: From Macedonia, pitted whole sour cherries packed only in fructose and water. —  Latest News
  • The compote is great for so many uses-with turkey and stuffing, in a holiday sundae, or just jarred and given as a gift. —  Pet Chat with Doc Halligan | Parade.com
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. French, from Old French composte, mixture, from Latin composita, feminine past participle of compōnere, to put together; see component.

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  1. = D. Danish kompot = German compot = Spanish Portuguese compota, from French compote, from Old French composte, a mixture, compost: see compost, n.
 

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/ˈkɑmpoʊt/
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