matelote

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noun

A stew made primarily with fish and wine.

OriginFrench matelote →
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Meanings

nounmatelote (plural matelotes)

plural matelotes

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

Origin

  1. Frenchmatelote
  2. Englishmatelote

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

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APA

matelote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matelote

MLA

“matelote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matelote. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matelote,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matelote.

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