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compote

[ kom-poht; French kawn-pawt ]

noun

, plural com·potes [kom, -pohts, kaw, n, -, pawt].
  1. fruit stewed or cooked in a syrup, usually served as a dessert.
  2. Also a dish, usually of glass, china, or silver, having a base, stem, and often a lid, and used for serving fruit, nuts, candy, etc.


compote

/ ˈkɒmpəʊt; kɔ̃pɔt /

noun

  1. a dish of fruit stewed with sugar or in a syrup and served hot or cold


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Word History and Origins

Origin of compote1

1685–95; < French; Old French composte < Latin composita, feminine of compositus composite; compost

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Word History and Origins

Origin of compote1

C17: from French composte, from Latin composita, feminine of compositus put in place; see composite

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Example Sentences

Sure, I could always freeze them, but that would deprive me of the pleasure and creative challenge of deciding what to do with them — cook them up into pies, crisps and compotes, puree them into sauces, grill them for salads and sundaes, and more.

Make the pudding and the blueberry compote and stash them in the fridge to chill.

The blueberry compote can be refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.

A few minutes before it’s time for dessert, make the whipped cream, stir some blueberry compote into it, dollop and serve.

Remove the puddings from the refrigerator and top each with a dollop of the blueberry whipped cream, followed by dollops of the remaining blueberry compote, and serve.

Apple Compote Tart Apples are fall to me, and they remind me of my mom.

Once the tart has baked for 10 minutes, carefully spoon and spread the topping over the apple compote to cover it.

So, offer to bring a gorgeous pie (or cobbler, crisp, crumble, tart, compote or charlotte) to your next potluck invite.

A tray on the table held rolls and butter, some slices of cold ham, a glass of milk and a compote of apples.

A sick man longs for such things like a child and therefore I beg you to-day for the peach compote.

When cold, the compote may be put in a mould; turn over a dish, remove the mould, and serve.

Line a well-buttered pudding-dish with slices of sponge-cake and cover with peach compote.

Around the center are candles with yellow silk shades and a silver compote holding green glace grapes tied with yellow ribbon.

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