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Matelote

Matelote Meaning & Definition
Matelote Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Matelote?

[n] highly seasoned soup or stew made of freshwater fishes (eel, carp, perch) with wine and stock

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See Also | fish stew

Matelote In Webster's Dictionary

\Mat"e*lote\ (m[a^]t"[-e]*l[=o]t), n. [F., fr. matelot a sailor; properly, a dish such as sailors prepare.] A dish of food composed of many kinds of fish.
\Mat"e*lote\, Matelotte \Mat"e*lotte\, n. [F. matelote, fr. matelot a sailor; properly, a dish such as a sailors prepare.] 1. A stew, commonly of fish, flavored with wine, and served with a wine sauce containing onions, mushrooms, etc. 2. An old dance of sailors, in double time, and somewhat like a hornpipe.

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