different between compote vs marmalade

English

Alternative forms

• compot (dated)
• compôte

Etymology

Borrowed from French compote. Doublet of compost.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?mp??t/, /?k?mp?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?mpo?t/
• Hyphenation: com?pote

Noun

compote (plural compotes)

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

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.p?t/

Etymology 1

From Old French composte, compost, from Latin compostus, syncopated variant of compositus. Doublet of compost and composite.

Alternative forms

• compôte

Noun

compote f (plural compotes)

1. stewed fruit or meat, compote

Derived terms

• compoter

Descendants

Etymology 2

Verb

compote

1. inflection of compoter:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “compote” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French marmelade, from Portuguese marmelada (“quince jam”), from marmelo (“quince”), from Latin melim?lum (“sweet apple”), from Ancient Greek ????????? (melím?lon), from ???? (méli, “honey”) + ????? (mêlon, “apple”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m??.m?.le?d/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m??.m?.le?d/
• Hyphenation: mar?ma?lade

Noun

marmalade (plural marmalades)

1. Citrus fruit variant of jam but distinguished by being made slightly bitter by the addition of the peel and by partial caramelisation during manufacture. Most commonly made with Seville oranges, and usually qualified by the name of the fruit when made with other types of fruit. [from late 15c.]

Derived terms

• marmaladey
• marmalady

Translations

Verb

marmalade (third-person singular simple present marmalades, present participle marmalading, simple past and past participle marmaladed)

1. (transitive) To spread marmalade on.

Derived terms

• marmalader
• marmalading

Further reading

• marmalade on Wikipedia.Wikipedia