rubaboo

[ ruhb-uh-boo ]
/ ˈrʌb əˌbu /

noun Canadian.

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

Origin of rubaboo

First recorded in 1815–25; origin uncertain

British Dictionary definitions for rubaboo

rubaboo
/ (ˈrʌbəˌbuː) /

noun

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

Word Origin for rubaboo

C19: from Canadian French rababou, from Algonquian