MATELOTE

matelote

(noun) highly seasoned soup or stew made of freshwater fishes (eel, carp, perch) with wine and stock

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

matelote (plural matelotes)

A stew made primarily with fish and wine.

An old sailors' dance in double time, somewhat like a hornpipe.

Anagrams

• maletote

Source: Wiktionary


Mat"e*lote, n. Etym: [F., fr. matelot a sailor; properly, a dish such as sailors prepare.]

Definition: A dish of food composed of many kings of fish.

Mat"e*lote, Mat"e*lotte, n. [F. matelote, fr. matelot a sailor; properly, a dish such as a sailors prepare.]

1. A stew, commonly of fish, flavored with wine, and served with a wine sauce containing onions, mushrooms, etc.

2. An old dance of sailors, in double time, and somewhat like a hornpipe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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