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bouillabaisse

bouillabaisse

7 9.9
A rich seafood soup from southern France with tomatoes, garlic, and saffron
  • noun
  • /ˌbuːjəˈbeɪs/
translation icon : bullabesa
  • Order the bouillabaisse.
  • bouillabaisse broth
  • bouillabaisse fish
  • make bouillabaisse

Examples

  • Who wants bouillabaisse?

  • Local restaurants specialize in bouillabaisse and other seafood dishes.

  • I'll make bouillabaisse and fresh garlic bread.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • How does a little bouillabaisse sound to you, Ms. Wingo?

  • Problem is, even Julia screws up the bouillabaisse from time to time.

  • Being from Marseilles, you must be an addict of that soup, that bouillabaisse with all the fish in it.

  • And then we have bouillabaisse, followed by escargot with garlic and parsley butter.

  • May I recommend the salt cod bouillabaisse, followed by the buckwheat crepes with tangerine reduction.

  • When I came to France, I had dreams of bouillabaisse, crêpe Suzette, chicken cordon bleu...

  • May I recommend the salt cod bouillabaisse, followed by the buckwheat crepes with tangerine reduction.

Synonyms

fish stew
vsbouillabaisse
1 1.1

A dish of fish cooked slowly in liquid with vegetables and spices

is a specific Mediterranean version with saffron and shellfish
matelote
vsbouillabaisse
1 9.9

A French stew of freshwater fish cooked with wine and stock

focuses on Mediterranean sea fish and shellfish with tomatoes and saffron
bourride
vsbouillabaisse
9.9

A fish stew from southern France made with garlic and olive oil and often served with garlic mayonnaise

uses tomatoes saffron and mixed fish and shellfish rather than oil and garlic sauce

How Rich

fish chowder
  • US
1 2.7
bouillabaisse
7 9.9
fish stew
1 1.1
broth
76 1.0

Surface Forms

bouillabaisse singular

Etymology

The word bouillabaisse comes from French words bouillir 'to boil' and abaisser 'to lower'. It was named for the cooking method — you boil the fish and then lower the heat to cook slowly, which helps give this Mediterranean fish stew its rich taste.