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rubaboo

[ ruhb-uh-boo ]

noun

, Canadian.
  1. soup made from pemmican, flour, and water, once common among fur trappers, hunters, etc.

rubaboo

/ ˈrʌbəˌbuː /

noun

  1. a soup or stew made by boiling pemmican with, if available, flour and vegetables

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rubaboo1

First recorded in 1815–25; origin uncertain

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rubaboo1

C19: from Canadian French rababou , from Algonquian

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