/ ˈkɒmpɒt; NAmE ˈkɑːmpoʊt/ noun
[ C , U ] a cold dessert (= a sweet dish) made of fruit that has been cooked slowly with sugar
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: from French , from Old French composte mixture, from Latin composita , compositum something put together, feminine and neuter past participle of componere .