compote
Other forms: compotes
Compote is fruit that’s been stewed or baked. It is served as a dessert or as a side dish. Yum.
Unless you're a cook this noun may not ring any bells — it refers to a dish that's not so much in fashion these days: stewed fruit in syrup. Most of the words this one might remind you of, such as compose, composite, and compost, are indeed related to it: they all come from Latin composita, which means "mixture." If you like fruit and sweetness, you might like compote, which has usually been eaten as a dessert.
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dessert of stewed or baked fruitsynonyms: fruit compote
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