Compote is an English word with synonyms like dessert or sweet. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Compote in a sentence
Compote meaning
- A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup.
- A dish used for serving fruit.
Using Compote
- The main meaning on this page is: A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup. | A dish used for serving fruit.
- Useful related words include: fruit compote, dessert, sweet, afters.
- In the example corpus, compote often appears in combinations such as: berry compote.
Context around Compote
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Compote
- In this selection, "compote" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, berry, apple, let, cool, orange and bowl stand out and add context to how "compote" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a crystal compote bowl saved and a mint compote. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "compote" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with compote
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Let compote cool down. (4 words)
Chocolate Truffle Cake - black cherry compote, orange sorbet and chocolate scroll. (11 words)
Serve those with butter, sour cream and jam or fruit compote. (11 words)
Valentine's Day dine-in specials include the lobster and sweet corn tamales and the Chocolate Raspberry Heart with dark chocolate mousse, raspberry compote and chocolate streusel Feb. 9-14. (30 words)
Satisfied as many will certainly be with two courses, the dessert menu will prove hard to say no to, certainly judging by the Mousse au Chocolat with berry compote. (29 words)
In collaboration with Baptist Health, head chef Julio Martinez will teach participants how to create three dishes, including a kale and chicken salad, ratatouille lentil penne, and berry compote. (29 words)
It evokes mocha and blackberry compote; a sub-£10 find you’ll thank me for! (15 words)
Example sentences (14)
Across The Irish Sea- a traditional Irish apple cake with layers of chilled English custard and organic Bramley apple compote, from the orchards of Armagh, Northern Ireland.
Let compote cool down.
Satisfied as many will certainly be with two courses, the dessert menu will prove hard to say no to, certainly judging by the Mousse au Chocolat with berry compote.
The compote can be prepared up to 3 days in advance of serving and stored in the refrigerator.
Valentine's Day dine-in specials include the lobster and sweet corn tamales and the Chocolate Raspberry Heart with dark chocolate mousse, raspberry compote and chocolate streusel Feb. 9-14.
Chocolate Truffle Cake - black cherry compote, orange sorbet and chocolate scroll.
It evokes mocha and blackberry compote; a sub-£10 find you’ll thank me for!
Serve those with butter, sour cream and jam or fruit compote.
The blueberry compote, made with local blueberries and maple syrup, is a saucy spoonful of Maine.
We kicked off with a dahi ka kebab, crumb-fried yoghurt with a mint compote.
In collaboration with Baptist Health, head chef Julio Martinez will teach participants how to create three dishes, including a kale and chicken salad, ratatouille lentil penne, and berry compote.
This ultra delicious and oh-so-Instagrammable Strawberry Heart cake is made of hazelnut flavored chocolate mousse cake filled with strawberry jelly compote.
Often, there is a compote of dry fruits for a drink.
Union soldiers carried away all items of value, except for a crystal compote bowl saved by Mrs. Burnett.
Common combinations with compote
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: