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) [bu.ʎəˈbɛ.sə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [bu.ʎaˈbɛ.sa]
- Rhymes: -ɛsa
Noun
bullabessa f (plural bullabesses)
- (also uncountable) bouillabaisse (fish soup from Provence)