"jambalaya" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌd͡ʒæmbəˈlaɪə/, /ˌd͡ʒʌmbəˈlaɪə/ Forms: jambalayas [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪə Etymology: From Louisiana Creole jambalaya, origin uncertain, probably from Provençal/Old Occitan jambalaia. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|lou|jambalaya}} Louisiana Creole jambalaya, {{der|en|prv|-}} Provençal, {{der|en|pro|jambalaia}} Old Occitan jambalaia Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} jambalaya (countable and uncountable, plural jambalayas)
  1. Any of various of rice-based dishes common in Louisiana Cajun or Creole cooking; most often with shrimp, oysters, chicken or ham. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Foods Categories (place): Louisiana, USA Translations (rice-based dish from Louisiana): جَامْبَالَايَا (jāmbālāyā) [feminine] (Arabic), jambalaia [feminine] (Catalan), 什錦飯 (Chinese Mandarin), 什锦饭 (shíjǐn fàn) (Chinese Mandarin), jambalaya [masculine] (French), Jambalaya [feminine] (German), τζαμπαλάγια (tzampalágia) [feminine] (Greek), גָ׳מְבָּלָיָה (jambaláyah) [feminine] (Hebrew), jambalaya [feminine] (Italian), ジャンバラヤ (janbaraya) (Japanese), 잠발라야 (jamballaya) (Korean), jambalaya (Louisiana Creole French), jambalaià [masculine] (Occitan), jambalaia [feminine] (Portuguese), джамбала́йя (džambalájja) [feminine] (Russian), jambalaya [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), jambalaya [feminine] (Spanish), jambalaya [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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