
Bouillabaisse is a French term to indicate a traditional fish stew from Provence, a region in the south of France. The word bouillabaisse comes from the Provençal Occitan word bolhabaissa, the compound of the two verbs bolhir (to boil) and abaissar (to reduce heat), which means to simmer.
Bouillabaisse is pronounced boo-ja-bes with the "e" of bes pronounced as in best.