compoter
French, verb/kɔ̃.pɔ.te/
compoter is spelled C-O-M-P-O-T-E-R (8 letters). Compoter is a French verb meaning “to stew (fruit, etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Cuire doucement et longuement des éléments jusqu'à ce qu'ils ressemblent à une compote”.
What does compoter mean in English?
verb
- 1
to stew (fruit, etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Cuire doucement et longuement des éléments jusqu'à ce qu'ils ressemblent à une compote.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of compoter
- avoir + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
- compotant gerund participle present
- ayant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
- compoté participle past
- compote first-person indicative present
- compotes indicative present second-person
- compotons first-person indicative plural
- compotez indicative plural present
- compotent indicative plural present
- compotais first-person imperfect indicative
- compotait imperfect indicative singular
- compotions first-person imperfect indicative
- compotiez imperfect indicative plural
- compotaient imperfect indicative plural
- compotai first-person historic indicative
- compotas historic indicative past
- compota historic indicative past
- compotâmes first-person historic indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce compoter?
- /kɔ̃.pɔ.te/
- \kɔ̃.pɔ.te\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.