bouil·la·baisse

bouil·la·baisse
/ˌbuːjəˈbeıs/ noun
1 [count, noncount] : a stew made with strong spices and two or more kinds of fish
2 [singular] : a mixture of different kinds of things

The book is a bouillabaisse [=(more commonly) potpourri] of stories and poems from around the world.


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  • bouil|la|baisse — «BOOL yuh BAYS; French boo ya BEHS», noun. a fish chowder often seasoned with white wine, saffron, and herbs. ╂[< French bouillabaisse < Provençal bouiabaisso < boui to boil + abaisso (go) down (from its being brought quickly to a boil… …   Useful english dictionary

  • baisse — bouil·la·baisse; …   English syllables

  • bouil — bouil·li; bouil·lon; bouil·lotte; ram·bouil·let; bouil·la·baisse; …   English syllables

  • bouillabaisse — bouil·la·baisse …   English syllables

  • Bouillabaisse — Bouil|la|baisse 〈[ bujabɛ:s] f.; ; unz.; Kochk.〉 in Südfrankreich beliebte Fischsuppe [frz., <bousabaisse, provenzal. bouia baisso, Imperativ von boullir „kochen“ + abaisser „(sich) senken“] * * * Bouil|la|baisse [buja bɛ:s ], die; , s [buja… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Bouillabaisse — Bouil|la|baisse [buja bɛ:s] die; , s [... bɛ:s] <über fr. bouillabaisse aus provenzal. bouiabaisso, eigtl. »Siede und senk dich!« (der Topf muss schnell vom Feuer genommen werden); vgl. ↑Baisse> würzige provenzal. Fischsuppe …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Bouillabaisse — Bouil|la|baisse 〈 [bujabɛ:s] f.; Gen.: , Pl.: s [ bɛ:s]〉 starkgewürzte provenzalische Fischsuppe [Etym.: prov.] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • bouillabaisse — bouil|la|baisse [ ,bujə beıs ] noun count or uncount a soup made from fish and vegetables …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bouillabaisse — bouil•la•baisse [[t]ˌbu yəˈbeɪs, ˌbul , ˈbu yəˌbeɪs, ˈbul [/t]] n. coo a soup or stew containing several kinds of fish and often shellfish, usu. combined with olive oil, tomatoes, and saffron • Etymology: 1850–55; < F < Oc boui abaisso …   From formal English to slang

  • bouillabaisse — bouil|la|baisse sb., n, r, rne (en fiskesuppe) …   Dansk ordbog

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