matelote

noun

highly seasoned soup or stew made of freshwater fishes (eel, carp, perch) with wine and stock

Roots

mattenootmatelot- · Dutch · sailor e-e · French · feminine noun

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The word matelote breaks down into 2 roots of Dutch and French origin: matelot, from Dutch mattenoot (“sailor”); and -e, from French e (“feminine noun”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.