bullabessa

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French bouillabaisse, from Occitan bolhabaissa, possibly a compound of bolhir (“to boil”) +‎ abaissar (“to lower [temperature]”). Compare bullir and abaixar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Central) [bu.ʎəˈβɛ.sə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) unknown
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [bu.ʎaˈbe.sa]
  • Rhymes: -ɛsa

Noun

bullabessa f (plural bullabesses)

  1. (also uncountable) bouillabaisse (fish soup from Provence)

Further reading
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