compote

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɒmpəʊt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɑmpoʊt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kom′pōt; Fr. kôn pôt′)

Inflections of 'compote' (n): npl: compotes

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
com•pote /ˈkɑmpoʊt/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Food[uncountable] fruit stewed in a syrup.
  2. Ceramics[countable] a stemmed dish for serving fruit, nuts, candy, etc.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
com•pote  (kom′pōt; Fr. kôn pôt′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -potes 
    (-pōts; Fr. -pôt′).USA pronunciation 
  1. Foodfruit stewed or cooked in a syrup, usually served as a dessert.
  2. CeramicsAlso, compotier. a dish, usually of glass, china, or silver, having a base, stem, and often a lid, and used for serving fruit, nuts, candy, etc.
  • Latin composita, feminine of compositus composite; compare compost
  • French; Old French composte
  • 1685–95

'compote' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
comport - compost - compotier - tzimmes

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