"galimatias" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from French galimatias, first attested in 1653 in Sir Thomas Urquhart's translation of Rabelais's works. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|galimatias}} French galimatias Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} galimatias (uncountable)
  1. nonsense, gobbledygook Tags: uncountable Synonyms: nonsense Translations (gobbledygook): galimaties [masculine] (Catalan), 胡言亂語 /胡言乱语 (húyánluànyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), galimatyáš [masculine] (Czech), wartaal [feminine] (Dutch), onzin [masculine] (Dutch), nonsens [masculine] (Dutch), zever [masculine] (Dutch), galimatias [feminine] (French), Gallimathias [masculine, neuter] (German), gmatwanina [feminine] (Polish), galimatias [masculine] (Portuguese), galimatias [neuter] (Romanian), галиматья́ (galimatʹjá) [feminine] (Russian), galimatías [masculine] (Spanish), gallimatias [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-galimatias-en-noun-vIRRXX8- Disambiguation of 'gobbledygook': 98 2
  2. confused mixture; hodgepodge Tags: uncountable Synonyms: hodgepodge
    Sense id: en-galimatias-en-noun-~9wVnDSp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 6 94
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