English Explanatory Dictionary

rubaboo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A basic stew or porridge based on peas and/or corn.

Word forms

rubaboo rubbaboo

Etymology

Borrowed from Michif rubaboo, from French roux (“thickener”) + Proto-Algonquian *aboo (“soup”). Compare Ojibwe naboo (“soup”), -aaboo (“liquid”).

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