matelote
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mat·e·lote
(măt′l-ōt′, mä-tə-lōt′)n.
A fish stew that is cooked in a wine sauce.
[French, from matelot, sailor, from Old French matenot, sailor, bunkmate, possibly from Middle Dutch mattenoot (perhaps from matte, bed from Late Latin matta; see mat1 + noot, fellow) or from Old Norse mötunautr, messmate (mata, food, mess + nautr, companion).]
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matelote
(ˈmætəˌləʊt; French matlɔt) ormatelotte
n
(Cookery) fish served with a sauce of wine, onions, seasonings, and fish stock
[C18: from French, feminine of matelot sailor]
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mat•e•lote
(ˈmæt lˌoʊt)n.
a fish stew made with wine.
[1720–30; < French, derivative of matelot matelot]
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| Noun | 1. |  matelote - highly seasoned soup or stew made of freshwater fishes (eel, carp, perch) with wine and stockfish stew - a stew made with fish |
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