rascasse

[ ra-skas ]
/ ræˈskæs /

noun

any of several scorpionfishes, as Scorpaena scrofa or S. porcus, of the Mediterranean Sea, used in making bouillabaisse.

Origin of rascasse

1920–25; < French < Provençal rascasso, derivative of rasca to scrape < Vulgar Latin *rāsicāre; see raze

Words nearby rascasse

rasbora, rasc, rascal, rascality, rascally, rascasse, rase, rash, rash shirt, rasher, rashi