rubaboo
[ ruhb-uh-boo ]
nounCanadian.
soup made from pemmican, flour, and water, once common among fur trappers, hunters, etc.
Origin of rubaboo
1First recorded in 1815–25; origin uncertain
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British Dictionary definitions for rubaboo
rubaboo
/ (ˈrʌbəˌbuː) /
noun
Canadian a soup or stew made by boiling pemmican with, if available, flour and vegetables
Origin of rubaboo
1C19: from Canadian French rababou, from Algonquian
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