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Definition of "compote" [com•pote]

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

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "compote" in a sentence
  • "And no clue what to do with them all, other than that compote from a couple days ago and a pie or two."
  • "He added: "I wouldn't mind but their vanilla panna cotta with raspberry compote is absolutely bloody terrible.""
  • "To have the feet in compote (stewed fruit) (when one's feet feel like jelly) = avoir très mal aux pieds = to have sore feet"