matelote

American  

[mat-l-oht, mat^uh-loht] / ˈmæt lˌoʊt, matəˈloʊt /

noun

1. a highly seasoned fish stew made with white or red wine.

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matelote British  

/ ˈmætəˌləʊt, matlɔt /

noun

1. fish served with a sauce of wine, onions, seasonings, and fish stock

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Etymology

Origin of matelote

1720–30; < French, derivative of matelot matelot

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Example Sentences

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matelote

Homage to Jacqueline for a matelote that she prepared for lunch 3.12.60. offering to her through this painting a small portion of the immense desire I have to please her.''

From Time Magazine Archive

Have ready some croûtons; arrange these in the dish alternately with the brains, and cover with a matelote sauce, No. 512, to which has been added the above proportion of lemon-juice.

From The Book of Household Management by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton

At Port d'Arciat they picked up a friend, and after a "good little repast with a Good Friday matelote," a few sketches were made at Thoissey and Beauregard.

From Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894 by Philip Gilbert Hamerton

Oh, you happy child, to have nothing worse to do than to rattle down the Bois in a milord, and sup off a matelote by the lake with your Romeo!

From A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June by Ouida

I shall not easily forget a matelote at the Rochers de Cancale, an almond tart at Montreuil, or a poulet à la Tartare at Grignon’s. 

From Springtime and Other Essays by Sir Francis Darwin

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