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jambalaya definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: spicy Creole dish of rice and ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish with tomatoes, peppers, onions, and celery

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Louisiana French, from Occitan jambalaia Date: 1872 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>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a dish of rice with shrimps, chicken, etc. Etymology: Louisiana F f. mod. Prov. jambalaia