How to pronounce Babbouche

Babbouche is written الببوش where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /babbuʃ/. In plain English letters that is bab-BOOSH, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Babbouche?

Babbouche is a street food of Morocco. Where it comes from: All Morocco. People usually eat it late at night. Its main ingredients are seafood. It tastes spicy.

Where Babbouche comes from

Babbouche is one of 30 signature dishes of Morocco on this map.

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Food of Morocco

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