rubaboo

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noun

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

OriginMichif rubaboo ← French roux ← Proto-Algonquian *aboo →
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Meanings

nounrubaboo (uncountable)

alternative rubbaboo

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

    He ate the greasy rubaboo without a grumble, and when there was nothing in the pots for supper, he pulled his belt tighter, and said not a word, though all his growing bones cried out for food.

    1940, Mary Jane Carr, Young Mac of Fort Vancouver, page 25

Origin

  1. Proto-Algonquian*aboo“soup”
  2. Frenchroux“thickener”
  3. Michifrubaboo
  4. Englishrubaboo

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

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APA

rubaboo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubaboo

MLA

“rubaboo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubaboo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rubaboo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubaboo.

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