Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Matelote \Mat"e*lote\, Matelotte \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.