Etymology

matelote

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Today it means: A stew made primarily with fish and wine. Full definition →

French matelote
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  1. French · borrowed frommatelote
  2. English todaymatelote

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.