jambalaya

jam·ba·laya

noun \ˌjəm-bə-ˈlī-ə\

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>

Examples of JAMBALAYA

1. <its jambalaya of widely diverse nationalities and races gives the urban neighborhood a rich vitality>

Origin of JAMBALAYA

Louisiana French, from Occitan jambalaia

First Known Use: 1872

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

Related Words: detritus, notions, oddments, odds and ends, sundries; accumulation, aggregate, aggregation, conglomerate, conglomeration; catchall; admixture, alloy, amalgam, blend, combination, commixture, composite, compound, fusion, intermixture, mix-up; bollix, chaos, confusion, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, dog's breakfast [chiefly British], mess, morass, muddle, shambles; imbroglio, knot, snarl, tangle

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Rhymes with JAMBALAYA

Hezekiah, Jeremiah, Nehemiah, Obadiah, Surabaya, Zechariah, Zephaniah