I. |büyə|bās sometimes |bül(y)ə- noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Provençal boui-abaisso, from boui (singular imperative of bouie to boil, from Latin bullire ) + abaisso (singular imperative of abeissa to lower, from — assumed — Vulgar Latin abbassiare ) — more at boil , abase
: a fish stew made of at least two and usually five or six kinds of fish, seasoned with onions and herbs, and flavored and colored with saffron
II. noun
: potpourri
a bouillabaisse of essays