Bouillabaisse

/ˈbuːjəˌbeɪs/

Synonyms for "bouillabaisse" (63 found)

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Closest matches (13)

Noun(2 words)
cuisine labeldish name

Strong matches (19)

egg drop soupetuveefish soupfricasseegazpachogoulashgravy soupgumboirish stewjuliennematzo ball soupmeat stewminestronemisoshiru soup
Noun(5 words)
fishermans souphodgepodgemarseille fish stewmarseille style fish soupmenu descriptor

Related words (31)

Noun(4 words)
mixtureprovencal fish soupprovencal seafood soupseafood soup
mock turtle soupmulliganmulligan stewmulligatawnyolioollaolla podridaoxtail soupoyster stewpaellapot-au-feupotagepotage au tomatepotato souppottagepureeragoutsoupstewstock
Show 7 more words
thick soupthin souptomato soupturtle soupvegetable soupvichyssoisewon ton soup

Choosing the right synonym

  • Closest matches in this entry: bisque, borscht, bouillon, broth, burgoo.
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Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

3 relation types

More general

7 entries
cuisinecuisine labeldishdish namefish stewmenu descriptorsoup

More specific

5 entries
classic bouillabaisseregional bouillabaisseregional descriptorseafood bouillabaissesignature dish label

Collocations

6 entries
Marseille styleProvencal cuisineclassic bouillabaisseregional dishseafood souptraditional recipe

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

In Quezon City, my family enjoyed a favourite place where there were two restaurants, Italian Village and Monk's Inn, both medievally decorated. In the latter, I had my first taste of French onion soup and bouillabaisse. In the former, I enjoyed lasagna.

Source: tatoeba (10573618)

And here's an inn, not rich and splendid, / But still in comfortable case; / The which in youth I oft attended, / To eat a bowl of Bouillabaisse. // This Bouillabaisse a noble dish is— / A sort of soup, or broth, or brew, / Or hotchpotch of all sorts of fishes, / That Greenwich never could outdo; / Green herbs, red peppers, mussels, saffern, / Soles, onions, garlic, roach, and dace; / All these you eat at Terré's tavern, / In that one dish of Bouillabaisse.

Source: wiktionary

First of all they dined together at a delightful little Franco-Italian pothouse near Leicester Square, where they had bouillabaisse (imagine the Laird's delight), and spaghetti, and a poulet rôti, which is such a different affair from a roast fowl!

Source: wiktionary

Further to the east he could see the jetty of the Yacht Club, where one may eat to surfeit of the best bouillabaisse in the world, in some of the best company.

Source: wiktionary

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Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "bouillabaisse"?

Closest matches include bisque, borscht, bouillon, broth, burgoo.

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