compotenoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈkɒm.pɒt/us/ˈkɑːm.poʊt/a sweet dish made of cooked fruit
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Puddings, desserts & ices
- baked Alaska
- baklava
- banana split
- banoffee pie
- blancmange
- flan
- fool
- fruit salad
- granita
- ice cream
- plum pudding
- Popsicle
- pudding
- rice pudding
- sago
- tapioca
- tiramisù
- trifle
- water ice
- zabaglione
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Examples from literature
- Compote of Fruit.—A compote of fruit consists of a variety of fresh fruits mixed together in a bowl.
- In summer the compote of fruits is much improved by the addition of a lump of ice and a glass of good old brandy.
- Let cook and serve hot with apple compote.
- Line a well-buttered pudding-dish with slices of sponge-cake and cover with peach compote.
- Then I discovered a compote, or preserve made of rose-leaves, which was so sweet and fragrant that we began promptly eating.