jambalaya

jambalaya

English

Etymology

From Louisiana Creole French jambalaya, origin uncertain, probably from Provençal/Old Occitan jambalaia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌd͡ʒæmbəˈlaɪə/, /ˌd͡ʒʌmbəˈlaɪə/
• Rhymes: -aɪə

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.

Translations

rice-based dish from Louisiana

Arabic: جَامْبَالَايَا‎ f (jāmbālāyā) Catalan: jambalaia f Chinese: Mandarin: 什錦飯／什锦饭 (shíjǐn fàn) French: jambalaya (fr) m German: Jambalaya f Greek: τζαμπαλάγια f (tzampalágia) Hebrew: גָ׳מְבָּלָיָה‎ f (jambaláyah) Italian: jambalaya f Japanese: ジャンバラヤ (janbaraya) Korean: 잠발라야 (jamballaya) Louisiana Creole French: jambalaya Occitan: jambalaià m Portuguese: jambalaia f Russian: джамбала́йя (ru) f (džambalájja) Serbo-Croatian: Roman: jambalaya (sh) f Spanish: jambalaya (es) f Swedish: jambalaya c

See also

• jambalaya on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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French

Etymology

Uncertain: probably from Provençal/Old Occitan jambalaia.

Noun

jambalaya m (plural jambalayas)

1. (Louisiana) jambalaya (rice-based dish from Louisiana)
2. (Louisiana) a mixture of foods of any kind

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Louisiana Creole French

Etymology

Uncertain: probably from Provençal/Old Occitan jambalaia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒɑ̃.ba.laˈja/

Noun

jambalaya

1. jambalaya (rice-based dish from Louisiana)