Matelote Definition

mătl-ōt, mä-tə-lōt
noun
Fish stewed in a sauce of wine, oil, onions, mushrooms, etc.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Matelote

Noun

Singular:
matelote
Plural:
matelotes

Origin of Matelote

  • French from matelot sailor from Old French matenot sailor, bunkmate possibly from Middle Dutch mattenoot (perhaps from matte bed) (from Late Latin matta mat1) (noot fellow) or from Old Norse mötunautr messmate (mata food, mess) (nautr companion)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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