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

  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /bu.ʎəˈbɛ.sə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /bu.ʎaˈbɛ.sa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛsa

Noun

bullabessa f (plural bullabesses)

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