Etymology

rubaboo

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Today it means: A basic stew or porridge based on peas and/or corn. Full definition →

Michif rubaboo ← French roux ← Proto-Algonquian *aboo
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The story

  1. Proto-Algonquian · derived from*aboo“soup”
  2. French · derived fromroux“thickener”
  3. Michif · borrowed fromrubaboo
  4. English todayrubaboo

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

Words from the same roots

Frenchroux all →

rouxcurry roux

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.