jambalaya
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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>
See Examples of JAMBALAYA
- <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
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