First Known Use: 1872
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jambalaya
noun jam·ba·laya \ˌjəm-bə-ˈlī-ə\
: a spicy dish of rice cooked usually with ham, sausage, chicken, shrimp, or oysters
Full Definition of JAMBALAYA
1
: rice cooked usually with ham, sausage, chicken, shrimp, or oysters and seasoned with herbs
2
: a mixture of diverse elements <curious jambalayas of competing elements — Neil Hickey>
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Origin of JAMBALAYA
Louisiana French, from Occitan jambalaia
Related to JAMBALAYA
- Synonyms
- agglomerate, agglomeration, alphabet soup, assortment, botch, clutter, collage, crazy quilt, farrago, gallimaufry, grab bag, gumbo, hash, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, miscellany, jumble, jungle, litter, macédoine, medley, mélange, menagerie, miscellanea, mishmash, mixed bag, montage, motley, muddle, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, pastiche, patchwork, patchwork quilt, potpourri, ragbag, ragout, rummage, salad, salmagundi, scramble, shuffle, smorgasbord, stew, tumble, variety, welter
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