bouillabaisse

bouil·la·baisse  (by-bs, 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.

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[French, from Provençal bouiabaisso : boui, imperative of bouie, to boil (from Latin bullre, from bulla, bubble) + abaisso, imperative of abeissa, to lower (from Vulgar Latin *abbassire : Latin ad-, ad- + Medieval Latin bassus, low).]

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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]

Thesaurus

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

Translations

bouillabaisse [ˈbuːjəbɛs] n → bouillabaisse f