First Known Use: circa 1723
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matelote
noun ma·te·lote \ˌma-tə-ˈlōt, mat-ˈlōt\
Definition of MATELOTE
: a stew made usually of fish in a seasoned wine sauce
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Origin of MATELOTE
French, literally, sailor's wife, from matelot
Rhymes with MATELOTE
anecdote, antidote, assault boat, asymptote, billy goat, Capriote, cashmere goat, casting vote, Corfiote, creosote, dead man's float, entrecôte, ferryboat, flying boat, get one's goat, Huhehot, locomote, miss the boat, morning coat, motorboat, mountain goat, nanny goat, overcoat, paddleboat, papillote, passing note, pedal-note, petticoat, picketboat, polo coat, powerboat, quarter note, redingote, riverboat, rock the boat, rubythroat, Shabuoth, Sialkot, sixteenth note, sticky note, sugarcoat, symbiote, table d'hôte, undercoat, yellowthroat
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