different between coulis vs compote

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French coulis.

Noun

coulis (usually uncountable, plural coulis or coulises)

1. A thick sauce made with pureed vegetable or fruit and often used as a garnish.

Related terms

• coulee

Anagrams

• Siculo-

French

Etymology

From couler (“to pour, to flow”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.li/

Adjective

coulis (feminine singular coulisse, masculine plural coulis, feminine plural coulisses)

1. flowing; running

Derived terms

• coulisse

Noun

coulis m (plural coulis)

1. coulis (sauce)
2. melted metal used to fix a joint

Further reading

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

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).