Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MATELOTE
Mat "e *lote, n. Etym: [F., fr. matelot a sailor; properly, a dish such as sailors prepare. ]
Defn: A dish of food composed of many kings of fish.
MATELOTE; MATELOTTE
MATELOTE; MATELOTTE Mat "e *lote, Mat "e *lotte, n. [F. matelote, fr. matelot a sailor; properly, a dish such as a sailors prepare. ]
1. A stew, commonly of fish, flavored with wine, and served with a wine sauce containing onions, mushrooms, etc.
2. An old dance of sailors, in double time, and somewhat like a hornpipe.
New American Oxford Dictionary
matelot
mate lot |ˌmatlˈō, matˈlō ˈmætloʊ | ▶noun Brit. informal a sailor. ORIGIN mid 19th cent. (nautical slang ): from French, variant of matenot, from Middle Dutch mattenoot ‘bed companion, ’ because sailors had to share hammocks in twos.
matelote
mat e lote |ˌmatlˈōt, matˈlōt ˈmædloʊt | ▶noun a dish of fish in a sauce of wine and onions. ORIGIN French, from à la matelote, literally ‘mariner-style, ’ from matelot ‘sailor ’ (see matelot ).
Oxford Dictionary
matelot
matelot |ˈmatləʊ | ▶noun Brit. informal a sailor. ORIGIN mid 19th cent. (nautical slang ): from French, variant of matenot, from Middle Dutch mattenoot ‘bed companion ’, because sailors had to share hammocks in twos.
matelote
matelote |ˈmat (ə )ləʊt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a dish of fish in a sauce of wine and onions. ORIGIN French, from à la matelote, literally ‘mariner-style ’, from matelot ‘sailor ’ (see matelot ).
Duden Dictionary
Matelot
Ma te lot Substantiv, maskulin , der |…ˈloː |der Matelot; Genitiv: des Matelots, Plural: die Matelots niederländisch -französisch zum Matrosenanzug getragener runder Hut mit Band und gerollter Krempe
Matelote
Ma te lote Substantiv, feminin , die |…ˈlɔt |die Matelote; Genitiv: der Matelote, Plural: die Matelotes Fischragout mit scharfer Weißweinsoße
French Dictionary
matelot
matelot n. m. nom masculin Marin faisant partie de l ’équipage d ’un navire. Note Orthographique matelo t.
matelote
matelote n. f. nom féminin Mets composé de poissons. : Une matelote d ’anguille. Note Orthographique matelo t e.
The Wordsmith Dictionary