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matelote

matelote noun: a stew made primarily with fish and wine.

Noun

matelote (plural matelotes)

  1. A stew made primarily with fish and wine.
  2. An old sailors' dance in double time, somewhat like a hornpipe.

Forms of matelote

pluralmatelotes

Origin of matelote

Borrowed from French matelote, meaning "seawoman, female sailor"

Questions about matelote

What does matelote mean?
Matelote means a stew made primarily with fish and wine.
What part of speech is matelote?
Matelote is a noun.
What is the plural of matelote?
The plural of matelote is matelotes.

Words near matelote in the dictionary

  1. mateless
  2. matelessness
  3. matelot
  4. matelotage
  5. matelotages
  6. matelote
  7. matelotes
  8. matelots
  9. Matelski
  10. Matelskis
  11. Matengo

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