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Where does “bouillabaisse” come from?

bouillabaisse (French) comes from Occitan bolhabaissa, from Occitan abaissar, from Occitan baissar.

bouillabaisse (French): bouillabaisse

Definitions

  1. bouillabaisse

Ancestry of “bouillabaisse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanbolhabaissa—
2Occitanabaissarto lower; to humiliate
3Occitanbaissar—

Words derived from “bouillabaisse”

  • bouillabaisse
Every word from Occitan baissar →