jambalaya

English

Etymology

From Louisiana Creole 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

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

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably from Provençal/Old Occitan jambalaia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒɑ̃.ba.laˈja/
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

jambalaya

1. jambalaya (rice-based dish from Louisiana)