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compote

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Food, dish
com·pote /ˈkɒmpɒt, -pəʊt $ ˈkɑːmpoʊt/ noun [countable, uncountable]  DFFfruit that has been cooked in sugar and water and is eaten cold 糖水水果〔用糖和水烹调的水果,通常冷食〕
Examples from the Corpus
compoteHe serves the venison with a wild rice compote that contains sun-dried pears, a hard-to-find ingredient.
Origin compote (1600-1700) French Old French composte; → COMPOST1
com·pote nounChineseSyllable
cooked that sugar been and has in Corpus fruit


compote
compote /ˈkɒmpɒt, -pəʊt $ ˈkɑːmpoʊt/ noun [uncountable and countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: French
 Origin: Old French composte; compost1
fruit that has been cooked in sugar and water and is eaten cold


com·poteBrE /ˈkɒmpɒt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːmpoʊt/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] a cold dessert (= a sweet dish) made of fruit that has been cooked slowly with sugar (加糖慢火煮过后冷却的)糖渍水果,蜜饯