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compote

  • /ˈkɒmpəʊt/ UK
  • /ˈkɒmpɒt/ UK
  • /ˈkɑmpoʊt/ US

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Borrowed from French compote. Doublet of composite, compost, and kompot.

noun compotes · compot · compôte

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

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noun fruit dessert

Españolcompota
日本語コンポート konpōto
中文蜜餞 /蜜饯 mìjiàn
Portuguêscompota
Françaiscompote
DeutschKompott
Italianocomposta
Ελληνικάκομπόστα kompósta
Românăcompot
Русскийкомпо́т kompót

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"compote." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/compote. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

compote. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/compote

Chicago

"compote." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/compote.

BibTeX
@misc{compote_2026,
  title = {compote},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/compote},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}