COMPOTE

compote, fruit compote

(noun) dessert of stewed or baked fruit

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

compote (plural compotes)

A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup.

A dish used for serving fruit.

Source: Wiktionary


Com"pote, n. Etym: [F. See Compost.]

Definition: 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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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