bouillabaisse

noun

bouil·​la·​baisse ˌbü-yə-ˈbās How to pronounce bouillabaisse (audio)
-ˈbāz;
ˈbü-yə-ˌbās,
-ˌbāz
1
: a highly seasoned fish stew made with at least two kinds of fish
2

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Some plays are bouillabaisses, crammed with everything a playwright can put in the pot. Jesse Green, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025 The closest anything comes to fusion is the bread service, which pairs New England-style Parker House rolls, fresh from the oven and marshmallow-soft, with a lineup of compound butters, including one, lusciously saffron-infused, inspired by bouillabaisse, the Provençal seafood stew. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025 The palate is creamy, with a viscous, oily texture, featuring jammy and cooked red fruits, licorice, herbal notes of straw and mint, honeycomb, cooked butter, fresh seafood bouillabaisse, sour candy, and hints of smoke. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 Past releases have included Crab Trapper, a whiskey flavored with invasive green crabs that kind of tastes like alcoholic bouillabaisse, and Eau De Musc Castoreum Whiskey, which was flavored with castoreum from the North American beaver’s castor gland. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bouillabaisse 

Word History

Etymology

French

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bouillabaisse was in 1855

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bouillabaisse

noun
bouil·​la·​baisse ˌbü-yə-ˈbās How to pronounce bouillabaisse (audio)
ˈbü-yə-ˌbās
: a spicy stew made from a variety of fish and shellfish

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