'Compote' definitions:
Definition of 'compote'
(from WordNet)
noun
Dessert of stewed or baked fruit [syn: compote, fruit compote]
Definition of 'Compote'
From: GCIDE
- Compote \Com"pote\ (k[o^]m"p[=o]t), n. [F. See Compost.]
- 1. A preparation of fruit in sirup in such a manner as to preserve its form, either whole, halved, or quartered; as, a compote of pears. --Littr['e]. [1913 Webster]
- 2. a bowl-shaped dish having a stem, and a base smaller than the bowl, used to serve compotes or other items, such as candies, nuts, or fruit; a compote dish. Compotes may be made of different materials, such as glass, porcelain, or silver.
- Syn: compote dish, compotier. [PJC]