Compote

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Compote \Com"pote\ (k[o^]m"p[=o]t), n. [F. See {Compost}.]
     1. A preparation of fruit in sirup in such a manner as to
        preserve its form, either whole, halved, or quartered; as,
        a compote of pears. --Littr['e].
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. a bowl-shaped dish having a stem, and a base smaller than
        the bowl, used to serve compotes or other items, such as
        candies, nuts, or fruit; a compote dish. Compotes may be
        made of different materials, such as glass, porcelain, or
        silver.
  
     Syn: compote dish, compotier.
          [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  compote
       n : dessert of stewed or baked fruit [syn: {fruit compote}]