compote

== English == === Alternative forms === compot (dated) compôte === Etymology === Borrowed from French compote. Doublet of composite, compost, and kompot. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒmpəʊt/, /ˈkɒmpɒt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑmpoʊt/ Hyphenation: com‧pote === Noun === compote (plural compotes) A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup. A dish used for serving fruit. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.pɔt/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old French composte, compost, from Latin compostus, syncopated variant of compositus. Doublet of compost and composite. ==== Alternative forms ==== compôte ==== Noun ==== compote f (plural compotes) stewed fruit or meat, compote ===== Derived terms ===== compoter ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== compote inflection of compoter: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “compote”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkɔm.pɔ.tɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkɔm.po.te] === Adjective === compote ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of compos