compote

English

/ˈkɒmpəʊt/, /ˈkɑmpoʊt/

noun

Definitions

A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup.
A dish used for serving fruit.

Etymology

Borrowed from French compote (mixture).

Origin

French

compote

Gloss

mixture

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Kompott German
compote French
compoter French
compota Spanish, Castilian
compota Portuguese
コンポート Japanese
kompot Polish
kompot Danish
kompot Czech
composte Old French