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jambalaya definition

☆ jam·ba·laya (jum′bə lī′ə, jam′-)

noun

  1. a Creole stew made of rice and shrimp, oysters, crabs, ham, chicken, etc., with spices and, often, vegetables
  2. any jumbled mixture

Etymology: AmFr (Louisiana) < Prov jambalaia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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