bouil·la·baisse (b  y -b s , bly-bs)n. 1. A highly seasoned stew made of several kinds of fish and shellfish. 2. A combination of various different, often incongruous elements: a bouillabaisse of special interests. [French, from Provençal bouiabaisso : boui, imperative of bouie, to boil (from Latin bull  re, from bulla, bubble) + abaisso, imperative of abeissa, to lower (from Vulgar Latin *abbassire : Latin ad-, ad- + Medieval Latin bassus, low).] |
bouillabaisse [ˌbuːjəˈbɛs]
n
(Cookery) a rich stew or soup of fish and vegetables flavoured with spices, esp saffron
[from French, from Provençal bouiabaisso, literally: boil down]
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| Noun | 1. | bouillabaisse - highly seasoned Mediterranean soup or stew made of several kinds of fish and shellfish with tomatoes and onions or leeks and seasoned with saffron and garlic and herbs fish stew - a stew made with fish |
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