compote
/'kɔmpout/
Definition
- Noun:
- A dessert of stewed or baked fruit: "Compote" refers to a sweet dish made by cooking fruit in a sugar syrup, often served as a dessert or a side dish. The fruit can be fresh, dried, or frozen, and is typically cooked until soft but still holding its shape.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- For dessert, we had a delicious pear and cinnamon compote.
- She served the roast duck with a side of apple and cranberry compote.
Advanced Usage
- "Fruit compote": This is a common, explicit phrase for the dish, though "compote" alone usually implies fruit.
- The yogurt was topped with a homemade fruit compote.
Variants and Related Words
- Compotier (n): A dish, often stemmed, used for serving compote or other desserts.
- The elegant compotier was filled with berry compote.
Synonyms
- Stewed fruit: A very close synonym, describing the same cooking process.
- Fruit preserve: A broader term that includes jams and jellies; compote is a type of preserve with whole or large pieces of fruit in syrup.
Related Phrases
- "Compote of [fruit name]": A standard construction for naming the specific type.
- The menu featured a compote of summer berries.
Related Idioms
(This word is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions.)
Noun
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dessert of stewed or baked fruit
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