köken: From Occitan bolhabaissa, possibly a compound of bolhir (“to boil”) + abaissar (“to lower [temperature]”). By surface analysis, bouillir + abaisser.
köken: Borrowed from French bouillabaisse, from Occitan bolhabaissa, possibly a compound of bolhir (“to boil”) + abaissar (“to lower [temperature]”). Compare bullir and abaixar.